chewing tobacco

English

Noun

chewing tobacco (countable and uncountable, plural chewing tobaccos)

2. (US) Tobacco, cut or ground finely, placed between cheek and gum to allow nicotine absorption through the mucous membranes.

   Synonyms: dip, snuff

   Coordinate term: snuff

4. (US, dated) Tobacco, cut into strips or shreds, chewed and then tucked between cheek and gum.

Descendants

• → Kashubian: czułingtobaczi (Canada)

Translations

tobacco placed between cheek and gum

• German: Kautabak (de) m
• Maranao: minontay
• Plautdietsch: Schnufkje n
• Polish: tytoń do żucia m, żujka (pl) f
• Swedish: tuggtobak (sv) c

See also

• quid
• snuff