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tabacalero

tobacco-related

adjective tah-bah-kah-LEH-roh Rare

Also means

tobacco industry

Usage Note

Tabacalero functions both as an adjective (la industria tabacalera) and as a noun referring to a tobacco grower or trader. The feminine form tabacalera is also the name historically given to Spain's state tobacco monopoly, La Tabacalera. In Latin American contexts it often refers to cigar-producing regions.

Examples

"El sector tabacalero enfrenta nuevas restricciones."

Natural Translation

The tobacco sector faces new restrictions.

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