Definition of TOBACCO

tobacco

Plural: tobaccoes, tobaccos

Noun

  • A plant cultivated for its leaves, used for smoking or chewing.
  • leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
  • aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
  • Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
  • Leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing.
  • A variety of tobacco.

Verb

  • To indulge in tobacco; to smoke.
  • To treat with tobacco.

Examples

  • He finally cleared his rack with "TOBACCO", placing it perfectly for a bonus.
  • Tobaccos from the Connecticut Valley were used for wrapping cigars.

Origin / Etymology

Attested since 1588, borrowed from Spanish tabaco. The Spanish word could be from Arabic طُبَّاق (ṭubbāq, “Dittrichia viscosa”) or from a Caribbean language such as Kari'na or Taíno or multiple of them, from a word meaning "roll of tobacco leaves" or "a pipe for smoking tobacco," such as tabago (“tube for inhaling smoke or powdered intoxicating plants”).

Synonyms

baccy, tobacco plant

Scrabble Score: 13

tobacco: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tobacco: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tobacco: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

tobacco: valid Words With Friends Word