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tobacco

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /təˈbækoʊ/ · UK /təˈbækəʊ/

tobacco means: Leaves prepared for smoking in cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, or for chewing.

noun

SMOKING LEAVESB1

Leaves prepared for smoking in cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, or for chewing.

  • He bought a packet of tobacco.
  • She filled her pipe with tobacco.
  • The shop no longer sells chewing tobacco.

Common phrases: pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, loose tobacco

CIGARETTE PLANTB2

A plant grown for leaves that are used in cigarettes and other smoking products.

  • They grow tobacco on this farm.
  • The tobacco plants need plenty of sunlight.
  • Farmers harvested the tobacco before the weather changed.

Common phrases: grow tobacco, tobacco plant, tobacco crop

NICOTIANA PLANTC2

Any plant in a group that includes plants grown for smoking leaves and plants grown for flowers.

  • Flowering tobacco grows beside the garden wall.
  • This wild tobacco has pale flowers.
  • The botanist identified several species of tobacco.

Similar words: nicotiana

Common phrases: flowering tobacco, wild tobacco, ornamental tobacco

Questions about tobacco

What does tobacco mean?

Leaves prepared for smoking in cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, or for chewing.

What is tobacco in other languages?

Türkçe: tütün · Español: tabaco · Français: tabac · Deutsch: Tabak · Italiano: tabacco · 日本語: たばこ

How do you pronounce tobacco?

In American English /təˈbækoʊ/; in British English /təˈbækəʊ/.

How do you use tobacco in a sentence?

He bought a packet of tobacco. She filled her pipe with tobacco.

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