tabaquera

Catalan

Etymology

From tabac +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [tə.βəˈke̞.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tə.bəˈke.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [tə.βəˈke.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ta.baˈke.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ta.βaˈke.ɾa]

Noun

tabaquera f (plural tabaqueres)

1. tobacco (plant)
2. tobacco packet, pouch, etc.

Related terms

• tabac
• tabacada
• tabacaire
• tabacar
• tabaquejar
• tabaquer
• tabaqueria
• tabaquisme

Further reading

• “tabaquera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tabaˈkeɾa/ [t̪a.β̞aˈke.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ta‧ba‧que‧ra

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Spanish tabaco

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Spanish -era

Spanish tabaquera

From tabaco + -era.

Noun

tabaquera f (plural tabaqueras)

1. tobacco holder
2. tobacco grinder
3. tobacco

Etymology 2

Noun

tabaquera f (plural tabaqueras)

1. female equivalent of tabaquero

Adjective

tabaquera

1. feminine singular of tabaquero

Further reading

• “tabaquero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025