Question 1 · Quick check
tobacco
CEFRB1
/təˈbækəʊ/
noun · verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A plant whose dried leaves are used in cigarettes and other products.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA variety of tobacco.
Examples
For thy sake, tobacco, I would do anything but die.
Sports events are no longer sponsored by the tobacco industry.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 4
Also pronounced
- /təˈbækoʊ/
- /təˈbakəw/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsLeaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing.
Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
verb
Extra meaningTo indulge in tobacco; to smoke.
More examples
In contextTobacco acts on the brain.
Tobaccos from the Connecticut Valley were used for wrapping cigars.
Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination.
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Origin
noun
Attested since 1588, borrowed from Spanish tabaco. The Spanish word could be from Arabic طُبَّاق (ṭubbāq, “Dittrichia viscosa”) or from a Caribbean language such as Kari'na or Taíno or multiple of them, from a word meaning "roll of tobacco leaves" or "a pipe for smoking tobacco," such as tabago (“tube for inhaling smoke or powdered intoxicating plants”).