cubeb cigarette
- noun
- Archaic
:
cigarrillo de cubeba
- The doctor suggested trying a cubeb cigarette to relieve his sore throat, though the practice is now outdated.
Examples
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In the early 20th century, a cubeb cigarette was sometimes recommended for respiratory issues.
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She found an old advertisement for a cubeb cigarette in a vintage magazine collection.
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I tried a cubeb cigarette for the first time.
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Have you ever smoked a cubeb cigarette?
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In the early 20th century, a cubeb cigarette was sometimes recommended for respiratory issues.
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The doctor suggested trying a cubeb cigarette to relieve his sore throat, though the practice is now outdated.
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She found an old advertisement for a cubeb cigarette in a vintage magazine collection.
Synonyms
A cigarette that contains the spice and was used to soothe sore throats
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cigarette containing cubeb' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'cubeb' (the spice or flavoring) with 'cigarette' (a small roll of tobacco). The modifier+noun compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun cubeb cigarette comes from a small spicy berry called cubeb that people once put in a cigarette because they thought the smoke would help with breathing and soothe sore throats. So today cubeb cigarette means 'a cigarette containing cubeb', though this is no longer common.
