German Conversation · Level 9
87 words
German word
Tabak
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtaːbak/
Meaning
- masculine nountobacco
Example
Der Geschmack des Tabaks ist stark.
The taste of tobacco is strong.
More examples
Die Tabakblätter werden zur Herstellung von Zigarren verwendet.
Tobacco leaves are used in the production of cigars.
Core concept
A pile of cured brown leaves beside the cigarettes and chewing tobacco made from them.
Common phrases
Tabakblatt
tobacco leaf
loser Tabak
loose tobacco
Similar words
Zigarette: A paper-wrapped smoking product designed to be lit individually.
Tabakwaren: A group term for tobacco products and related goods in shops.
Zigarre: A thick, elongated smoking product wrapped in tobacco leaves.
Rauchtabak: Loose-cut tobacco used in pipes or for hand-rolled cigarettes.
Definition in German
Tabak bezeichnet die getrockneten Blätter einer Tabakpflanze sowie die daraus hergestellten Tabakwaren wie Zigaretten oder Kautabak.
Word origin
Tabak entered German through Spanish tabaco in the 16th century, and the Spanish word is generally traced to an Indigenous Caribbean term.
Usage tips
- The genitive singular is des Tabaks, as in Geschmack des Tabaks; the plural Tabake mainly refers to different types.
Other meanings
- tobacco productnoun
Related words
- Tabakabhängigkeittobacco dependencenoun
- Tabakprodukttobacco productnoun