humidor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From humid, modeled after cuspidor (“spittoon”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhjumɪdɔɹ/, /ˈhjumədɔɹ/
Noun[edit]
humidor (plural humidors)
- A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.
- 2016, The Cuban Cigar Handbook: The Discerning Aficionado's Guide to the Best Cuban Cigars in the World[1], Cider Mill Press, →ISBN, page 89:
- Don't just toss them in the humidor; you need to progressively re-humidify them. You're definitely going to want a thermometer to put inside your humidor, as well as a hygrometer […]
Translations[edit]
container
References[edit]
- ^ “humidor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
