tumbak

noun

tum·​bak

(ˌ)təmˈbäk,

tu̇m-

variants or tumbaki

-bäkē

or tumbek

-bek

or tumbeki

-bekē

plural -s

: a coarse Persian tobacco probably derived from a tropical American plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

Word History

Etymology

Arabic tunbak & Turkish tumbeki, both from Persian tanbāku, from Spanish tabaco

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