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Word entry · 7 letters

tobacco

Best crossword clue

"Smoking plant"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /təˈbækəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted abccootStarts with TEnds with O1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

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

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