tabac

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

tabac

from Spanish tabaco, which is a borrowing from the Arawak language of Cuba and Haiti. During the 16th century, the Spanish word was borrowed as is into French, competing with pétun, derived from Tupi. From the beginning of the 17th century, the form tabac prevailed.

Definitions

botanique

Synonyms

herbe à Nicotherbe angoumoisenicotianeherbe catherinaireherbe à la reine

Plural

tabacs

Hyperonym

Translations

  • germangerman:Tabak
  • englishenglish:smoking
  • arabicarabic:تبغ
  • chinesechinese:煙草
  • danishdanish:rygning
  • spanishspanish:tabaco
  • finnishfinnish:tupakka
  • greekgreek:ταμπάκος
  • hebrewhebrew:טבק
  • italianitalian:tabacco
  • japanesejapanese:煙草
  • dutchdutch:tabak
  • polishpolish:tytoń
  • portugueseportuguese:nicociana
  • russianrussian:табак
  • swedishswedish:tobak
  • turkishturkish:tütün
  • ukrainianukrainian:тютюн
  • koreankorean:담배

See also

tabatier (cn.) antitabac (adj.) tabagiste (cn.) tabassage (cn.) antitabagisme (cn.) tabatière (cn.) tabagisme (cn.) tabassée (cn.) tabasser (v.)