tobacco
//təˈbækəʊ//
Forms
- Plural
- tobaccos
- present (v1)
- tobacco
- past (v2)
- tobaccoed
- past participle (v3)
- tobaccoed
- present participle
- tobaccoing
- 3rd person singular
- tobaccos
Definitions
1.Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
2.Leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing.
- Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination.
- Tobacco-settlement bonds are a tribute both to the inventiveness of bankers and the childlike impatience of politicians.
3.A variety of tobacco.
- Tobaccos from the Connecticut Valley were used for wrapping cigars.
1.To indulge in tobacco; to smoke.
2.To treat with tobacco.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3709
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Attested since 1588, borrowed from Spanish tabaco.