Spanish Conversation · Level 91
59 words
Spanish word
tabaco
Pronunciation
IPA/taˈβako/
Meaning
- masculine nountobacco
Example
¿Puedo fumar tabaco aquí?
Can I smoke tobacco here?
More examples
Compró un paquete de tabaco en el quiosco.
They bought a pack of tobacco at the kiosk.
Core concept
The tobacco plant's nicotine-rich leaves and the smoking products made from them.
Common phrases
fumar tabaco
smoke tobacco
dejar el tabaco
quit tobacco
un paquete de tabaco
a pack of tobacco
Similar words
cigarrillo: Compact cigarette wrapped in paper, often with a filter and consumed quickly.
cigarro: Thicker, longer rolled tobacco wrapped in leaf or heavy paper for leisurely smoking.
puro: Large, hand-rolled cigar wrapped in tobacco leaf and enjoyed for its robust aroma.
Definition in Spanish
Producto derivado de las hojas de plantas del género Nicotiana, que contiene nicotina y suele consumirse fumando; también designa los cigarrillos y otros preparados hechos con esas hojas.
Word origin
Recorded from Taíno tabaco and generalized in Spanish to cover both Nicotiana leaves and the finished smoking preparations.
Usage tips
- Permission to smoke is expressed with fumar, as in ¿Puedo fumar aquí?, because tabaco names the substance or product rather than the action.
Other meanings
- smokesnoun
Opposites
- antitabacoanti-tobacco movementnoun
Related words
- tabaquismosmokingnoun