makhorka
/məˈkɔː(ɹ)kə/
makhorka noun: a coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.
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Noun
makhorka (usually uncountable, plural makhorkas)
- A coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.
- Carefully refolding the paper, he put it away and rolled himself a cigarette of powerful makhorka in the strip of newspaper.1938, Seema Rynin Allan, Comrades and citizens, page 113
- More than three-quarters of the Soviet tobacco output consists of makhorka (Nicotiana rustica), a low-grade variety used in other European countries only as an insecticide because of its high nicotine content.1949, Naum Jasny, The Socialized Agriculture of the U. S. S. R., page 585
- Synonyms:
- Aztec tobacco, mapacho, wild tobacco
makhorka meaning in Vietnamese
makhorka in Vietnamese
- Nicotiana rustica
- thuốc lào
Synonyms of makhorka
- Aztec tobacco
- mapacho
- wild tobacco
Forms of makhorka
| plural | makhorkas |
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Origin of makhorka
From Russian махо́рка (maxórka). The Russian term took its name from the Dutch city of Amersfoort, known for its tobacco industry.
Questions about makhorka
- What does makhorka mean?
- Makhorka means a coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.
- What is makhorka in Vietnamese?
- Makhorka in Vietnamese is thuốc lào. See Makhorka meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is makhorka?
- Makhorka is a noun.
- How do you pronounce makhorka?
- Makhorka is pronounced /məˈkɔː(ɹ)kə/.
- What is the plural of makhorka?
- The plural of makhorka is makhorkas.
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