tobacco
word
/təˈbæˌkoʊ/
tuh-BA-koh
/təbˈækəʊ/
tuh-BA-koh
Definition
A plant whose dried leaves are used to make products such as cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco. It can also mean the substance in those products.
Usage & Nuances
Usually uncountable: 'tobacco' not 'a tobacco' when talking about the substance. Common collocations include 'tobacco industry', 'tobacco smoke', 'tobacco products', and 'chewing tobacco'. It is more formal and general than 'cigarettes', which refers to one specific product.
Spanish: tabacoPortuguese (BR): tabacoPortuguese (PT): tabacoChinese (Simplified): 烟草Chinese (Traditional): 菸草Hindi: तंबाकूArabic: التبغBengali: তামাকRussian: табакJapanese: タバコVietnamese: thuốc láKorean: 담배Turkish: tütünUrdu: تمباکوIndonesian: tembakau
Example Sentences
The store does not sell tobacco to children.
basic
His clothes smelled like tobacco.
basic
Farmers grow tobacco in this region.
basic
The bar still has that old tobacco smell in the walls.
natural
They raised taxes on tobacco products again this year.
natural
My grandfather used to keep loose tobacco in a metal tin.
natural