tobacco en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /təˈbækoʊ/ (US)
- /təˈbɛkɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
- /təˈbakəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /təˈbækəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /təˈbakoː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /təˈbækəʉ/ (Australia)
- /təˈbako/ (Scotland)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
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(uncountable) 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.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 11:Tobacco-settlement bonds are a tribute both to the inventiveness of bankers and the childlike impatience of politicians.
2013 September 7, “Unlucky strike”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8852, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2020:City councilors in Newton have approved a generational ban on tobacco and e-cigarette sales in the city that will prohibit purchases by anyone born after March 1, 2004, joining a growing number of Massachusetts communities that have passed measures to curb tobacco use among young people.
2025 January 22, Nick Stoico, “Newton city council approves generational tobacco ban, joining other Mass. towns”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025:
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(countable) A variety of tobacco.
Tobaccos from the Connecticut Valley were used for wrapping cigars.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tobaccos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tabacco | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| tobaccoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
teabacco · tobacco water · tobaccofied · tobacco budworm · tomacco · tobacco dust juice · Turkish tobacco · tobacco-free · chewing tobacco · big tobacco · Oriental tobacco · Aztec tobacco · tobacco hornworm · tobacconalian · tobacco juice · green tobacco sickness · tobacco dove · tobacciana · sailor's tobacco · tobaccophile · Queen's tobacco-pipe · tree tobacco · tobacco-sick · tobacco beetle · tobaccophobe · wild tobacco · tobaccoish · protobacco · tobacconist · tobaccanalian · tobacco splitworm · tobacco heart · Tobacco Caye · tobacco lime · ladies' tobacco · tobacco moth · tobaccoman · Indian tobacco · Tobacco State · tobaccoite · rabbit tobacco · tobacco wireworm · tobaccoey · tobaccoism · tobacco-roader · heated tobacco · antitobacco · tobacco mosaic · mountain tobacco · dipping tobacco · tobaccolike · tobacco pipe · Tobacco Road · tobacco-stopper · nigger tobacco · tobacco rattle · nontobacco · tobaccoless · California rabbit tobacco · occabot · antitobaccoite · native tobacco · tobacco thrips · coyote tobacco
Descendants
Translations (352)
yi טאַבאַק (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · hy ծխախոտ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · he טַבָּק (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · pt tabaco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · am ትምባሆ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ru таба́к (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · os тамако (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · oj asemaa (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · vi thuốc lá (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · pl tytoń (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · km ថ្នាំជក់ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ja たばこ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ka თამბაქო (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · pl tytoń (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mn ᠲᠠᠮᠠᠬᠢ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · th ยาสูบ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ny fodya (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · twf łáne (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · is tóbak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ml പുകയില (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tg тамоку (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · eu tabako (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · jv tembako (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · sl tobak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · co tabaccu (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · eu tabako (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · lo ຢາສູບ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · lt tabakas (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ug تاماكا (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · et tubakas (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ha asara (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · bn তামাক (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · dng хан-ян (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · vi thuốc lá (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tpw petymaoba (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ar تُمْبَك (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sh ду̀ва̄н (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · it tabacco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · hy ծխախոտաբույս (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ja 煙草 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · hrx Fumm (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ti ትምባኾ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · fa-ira تَنْباکو (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · gu તમાકુ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mt tabakk (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ky тамеки (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ru таба́к (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · es tabaco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ny fodya (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ca tabac (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mel tebakau (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · am ትንባሆ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · af tabak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · as ধঁপাত (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · cs tabák (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · se duhpát (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sw tumbaku (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · so buuri (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nmn gǂkxʻàna (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ar تَبَغ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · xal тәмк (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fi tupakkakasvi (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ady тутын (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · my ဆေး (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ast tabacu (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · co tavaccu (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nn tobakk (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sv tobak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tr tütün (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · zai gueza (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mg kisoka (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · vo tabak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · crh tütün (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · za yenhcauj (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ps تمباکو (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · or ତମାଖୁ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · gag tütün (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sh dùhān (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · sh ду̀ха̄н (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · jv sata (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · da tobak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · tg танбоку (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · lmo tabach (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · gu તમાકુ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mn ᠲᠠᠮᠠᠬᠢ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sh ду̀ва̄н (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ps تنباکو (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · scn tabbaccu (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · km ថ្នាំជក់ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · gl tabaco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ace bakông (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tk temmäki (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · uz tamaki (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · th บุหรี่ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tg тамоку (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · nan-tws 薰草 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · jv tembako (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tt тәмәке (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · az tütün (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · am ትምባሆ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mfe taba (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · sai-pyk carin (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · an tabaco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ar تَبْغ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ha antusko (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · uk тютю́н (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · lo ຢາສູບ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · el καπνός (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · xh irhameti (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ur تَنْباکُو (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · pa ਤਮਾਕੂ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · xh icuba (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · wuu 煙草 /烟草 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · jv mbako (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · rhg 𐴐𐴟𐴥𐴑𐴝 (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · za ienmbaw (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mg tabaka (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · de Tabakpflanze (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nmn gǂkxʻàna (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · kk темекі (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · gd tombaca (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tew saa (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · cop ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · hy ծխախոտ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nah piciyetl (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ba тәмәке (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · de Tabak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · xh irhamenti (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · te పొగాకు (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · myp tíhi (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fa-ira توتون (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · chl pivat (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · cmn 煙草 /烟草 (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · tnq cohoba (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ko 담배 (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ur تَنْباکُو (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · pt tabaco (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ab аҭаҭын (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ur تَمْباکُو (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · kmr tûtin (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · he טַבָּק (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · hsb tobak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · chr ᏦᎳ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · et tubakas (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tr tütün (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sq duhan (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · hu dohány (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · prs تَنْبَاکُو (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · za ien (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · gag tütün (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · si දුම්කොළ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · gut túa (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · bg тютю́н (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · hi तंबाकू (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · nl tabak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · dng хуон-ян (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ne तमाखु (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · gl tabaco (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ko 연초 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ckb توتِن (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · it tabacco (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · crh tütün (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · iba semakau (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ast tabacu (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · uz tamaki (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · srn tabaka (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · de Tabak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · gd tombaca (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mn тамхи (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · niv тамх (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · az tənbəki (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nv nátʼoh (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · rsk доган (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sk tabak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mt tabakk (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ne सुर्ती (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · es tabaco (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fy tabak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · nan-hbl 煙草 /烟草 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ce тонка (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · bg тютю́н (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tt төтен (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · kbd тутын (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · uk тютю́н (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ja タバコ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ko 담배 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · pl tabaka (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · jv sata (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · el νικοτιανή (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · unm kwshatay (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ccc polojti (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · kmb rikanha (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mk тутун (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ka თამბაქო (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · fa-ira توتون (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mi tupeka (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · la tabacum (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mi tōrori (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ko 연초 (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ta தம்பாக்கு (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · alt тамкы (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tt тәмәке (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tab тембеку (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · fr tabac (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · nn tobakk (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · lv tabaka (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ca tabac (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · rgn tabàc (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · br butun (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · za ienmbaw (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · lb Tubak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · cop ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · acm تُتُن (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · da tobak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · wa toubak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ky тамеки (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · nci piciyetl (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · chr ᏦᎳ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ba тәмәке (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sw mtumbaku (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · eo tabako (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · is tóbak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ms tembakau (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · kjh тамкы (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fi tupakkalajike (variety) · cy tybaco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mi tupeka (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · sk tabak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ja タバコ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · be ты́тунь (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fi tupakkalaatu (variety) · hi तम्बाकू (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · av тамахьо (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · hi सुलफ़ा (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · bal تماکو (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · lt tabakas (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ckb توتِن (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · tl tabako (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · nap tabbacco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ur تَمْباکُو (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mr तंबाखू (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ar دُخَان (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nb tobakk (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · oc tabat (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ta புகையிலை (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · th ยาสูบ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · cmn 煙葉 /烟叶 (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fur tabac (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ms tembakau (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · xpq inahpáwôk (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · oc tabat (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fo tubbak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · be ты́тунь (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · my ဆေး (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ro tabac (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · chc umpa (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ga tobac (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · prs تَنْبَاکُو (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · bo བཞེས་ཐག (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · hu dohány (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · tk temmäki (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · pms tabach (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sh ду̀ха̄н (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · bo ཐ་མག (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · eo tabako (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ar تِبْغ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · yue 煙草 /烟草 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nb tobakk (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · sv tobak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · cs tabák (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · kmr tûtin (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sl tobak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · te పొగాకు (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · kn ತಂಬಾಕು (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · bua тамхи (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · kn ತಂಬಾಕು (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · el καπνός (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · lb Tubak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · nv nátʼoh (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · xal тәмк (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · gld дамахи (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ar دُخَّان (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nah piciyetl (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ml പുകയില (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ja たばこ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · sh dùvān (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · id tembakau (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · bo བཞེས་ཐག (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · gvj mɨtɨ́ (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · bn তামাক (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mn тамхи (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · hrx Fummstock (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · crs taba (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · yue 煙草 /烟草 (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · kk темекі (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ota توتون (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · lv tabaka (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tyv таапкы (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · tg танбоку (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ar تَبْغ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ln likaya (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ta புகையிலை (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · za ien (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · dsb tubak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · vo tabak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · bni likaya (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mfe taba (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · oj asemaa (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · sh dùvān (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fr tabac (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · cmn 煙草 /烟草 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sip ཏང་ཁུ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · mk ту́тун (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ckb تووتن (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · fa-ira تَنْباکو (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · moh oién:kwa' (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · tpw petyma (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sq duhan (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nan-hbl 薰草 (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · az tütün (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ro tutun (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · txu karinhô (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · tt төтен (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ug تاماكا (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nl tabak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · ml തമ്പാക്ക് (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · cic chomak (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · sh dùhān (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · bo མདོ་ཐག (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · inh тхьамка class d (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · tyv таакпы (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · te తంబాకు (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · niv тамх (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · id tembakau (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · msk tabako (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · pa تَماکُو (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ja 煙草 (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mg paraky (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · yue 煙葉 /烟叶 (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · sah табах (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fo tubbak (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · yi טאַבאַק (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · mnc ᡩᠠᠮᠪᠠᡤᡠ (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ga tobac (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · nl tabaksplant (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ro tutun (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · fi tupakka (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · abe wdamô (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · cy tybaco (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · fi tupakka (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) · ckb تووتن (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) · rsk доган (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant)