tabaco
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el tabaco, tabaco(
tah
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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.
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