tobacco

English

/təˈbækoʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
  • (uncountable) Leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing.
  • (countable) A variety of tobacco.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian tabaco derived from Arabic طَبَاق (a type of medicinal herb).

Origin

Arabic

طَبَاق

Gloss

a type of medicinal herb

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