humidor
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Humidor.jpg/220px-Humidor.jpg)
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.