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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