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smokehouse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From smoke + house.

Meanings

1. A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.
   • Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees / Like sausage on a smokehouse wall. 1973, “Swamp Witch”, in Jim Stafford (lyrics), Jim Stafford, performed by Jim Stafford:
2. A structure in which freshly harvested tobacco is cured or preserved by smoking.

Forms

Synonyms

smokery

Translations (16)

sv rökeri (structure to smoke food) · la carnārium (structure to smoke food) · esu puyurcivik (structure to smoke food) · es ahumadero (structure to smoke food) · esu elagyaq (structure to smoke food) · da røgeri (structure to smoke food) · de Räucherei (structure to smoke food) · fi savustamo (structure to smoke food) · el καπνιστήριο (structure to smoke food) · pl wędzarnia (structure to smoke food) · ro afumătoare (structure to smoke food) · gl fumeiro (structure to smoke food) · eu keztategi (structure to smoke food) · cho aboha ashobohli (structure to smoke food) · fr fumoir (structure to smoke food) · nl rokerij (structure to smoke food)