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tobacco

//təˈbækəʊ//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for tobacco

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
tobaccos

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
tobacco
past (v2)
tobaccoed
past participle (v3)
tobaccoed
present participle
tobaccoing
3rd person singular
tobaccos

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.

  2. 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. 3.A variety of tobacco.

    • Tobaccos from the Connecticut Valley were used for wrapping cigars.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To indulge in tobacco; to smoke.

  2. 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.

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