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"Sellos" is a form of "sello", a noun which is often translated as "stamp". "Tabaco" is a noun which is often translated as "tobacco". Learn more about the difference between "tabaco" and "sellos" below.
el tabaco, tabaco(
tah
-
bah
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koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (smokes)
a. cigarettes
Necesito fumar, pero dejé el tabaco en casa.I need to smoke, but I left my cigarettes at home.
3. (botany)
a. tobacco plant
El agricultor plantó tabaco en el invernadero.The farmer planted a tobacco plant in the greenhouse.
4. (stogie) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. cigar
Estuvimos toda la noche tomando cubalibres y fumando unos tabacos.We spent the night drinking Cuba Libres and smoking cigars.
5. (colloquial) (drug) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. joint (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Sientes olor a marihuana? - Los vecinos deben de estar fumándose un tabaco.Do you smell weed? - The neighbors must be smoking a joint.
6. (colloquial) (whack) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
7. (color)
a. light-brown
El detective tenía puesto un sombrero gris y un abrigo tabaco.The detective was wearing a gray hat and a light-brown overcoat.
el sello(
seh
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yoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (mailing)
a. stamp
Esta carta requiere que pongas tres sellos por su peso.This letter requires three stamps because of its weight.
2. (label)
a. rubber stamp (tool)
Al fin ha llegado el sello para estampar las cartas oficiales.The rubber stamp has finally arrived to stamp the official letters.
c. seal (wax seal)
Siempre cierro mis cartas con un sello que lleva mis iniciales.I always seal my letters with a seal bearing my initials.
3. (publisher)
a. record label (music)
El cantante estaba emocionado por su reunión con el sello famoso.The singer was very excited about his meeting with the famous record label.
4. (logo)
a. brand
El mundo entero reconoce el sello de McDonald's.The whole world recognizes the McDonald's brand.
