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tabaco

tobacco

noun tah-BAH-koh Rare

Origin: From Taíno tabaco.

Also means

cigarette

Usage Note

Tabaco can refer to the plant, loose tobacco, or (in Spain) a cigarette — where cigarrillo is the more precise term used in Latin America. The Taíno origin reflects the word's arrival into Spanish via the Caribbean. The phrase dejar el tabaco means 'to quit smoking.'

Examples

"El tabaco daña los pulmones."

Natural Translation

Tobacco damages the lungs.

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