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makhorka

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /məˈkɔː(ɹ)kə/
  • /məˈxɔː(ɹ)kə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Russia, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Russian махо́рка (maxórka). The Russian term took its name from the Dutch city of Amersfoort, known for its tobacco industry.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մախորկա (maxorka) — Nicotiana rustica
  • Azerbaijani: tənbəki — Nicotiana rustica
  • Belarusian: махо́рка (maxórka) — Nicotiana rustica
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃花煙草 /黄花烟草 (huánghuā yāncǎo) — Nicotiana rustica
  • Czech: tabák selský — Nicotiana rustica
  • Finnish: mahorkka — Nicotiana rustica
  • French: makhorka — Nicotiana rustica
  • German: Bauern-Tabak — Nicotiana rustica
  • German: Rundblatt-Tabak — Nicotiana rustica
  • German: Machorka — Nicotiana rustica
  • Ingrian: mahorkka — Nicotiana rustica
  • Japanese: マホルカ (mahoruka) — Nicotiana rustica
  • Japanese: ルスティカタバコ (rusutika tabako) — Nicotiana rustica
  • Korean: 마호르카 (mahoreuka) — Nicotiana rustica
  • Polish: tytoń bakun — Nicotiana rustica
  • Russian: махо́рка (maxórka) — Nicotiana rustica
  • Spanish: majorka — Nicotiana rustica
  • Spanish: mapacho — Nicotiana rustica
  • Swedish: bondtobak — Nicotiana rustica
  • Ukrainian: махо́рка (maxórka) — Nicotiana rustica
  • Vietnamese: thuốc lào — Nicotiana rustica
  • Yiddish: מאַכאָרקע (makhorke) — Nicotiana rustica