Lexical entry

煙草

tabako

Tobacco products, most commonly cigarettes.

Home & LifestylePure GairaigoSemantic ShiftSource: Portuguese

Meaning

Refers to both the tobacco plant and processed products like cigarettes or cigars. In daily life, it almost always means cigarettes.

Examples

Example Sentences

彼は煙草を吸いません。

かれはたばこをすいません。

He does not smoke cigarettes.

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ここで煙草を吸ってもいいですか。

ここでたばこをすってもいいですか。

May I smoke here?

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父は十年前、煙草をやめた。

ちちはじゅうねんまえ、たばこをやめた。

My father quit smoking ten years ago.

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カステラ

A type of sponge cake, usually baked in a loaf.

ギリシャ

The country in southeastern Europe.

Evidence and Provenance