makhorka
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- noun
- Archaic
- And Grandpa's newspaper wrapped makhorka that made the eyes smart and the throat itch.
Examples
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The chickens shifted as one from left to right, from right to left, as if they wanted to observe and remember everything, so that one day they could pay back Grandpa by not laying eggs and keep him from exchanging them for his smelly makhorka.
Fiction book (2000) -
In some rural villages, people still hand-roll their cigarettes with dried makhorka leaves.
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The farmers in the region often cultivate makhorka for its strong flavor and low cost.
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He preferred smoking makhorka over other types of tobacco due to its unique, robust taste.
Synonyms
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A plant with large leaves grown for smoking or chewing
A tobacco plant from South America and Mexico that has a lot of nicotine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Makhorka comes from the Russian word махорка, where it names a rough, strong tobacco that people smoked in Russia. It may come from Turkic languages, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of soldiers or poor people smoking cheap, strong tobacco, so makhorka means 'coarse tobacco' or the tobacco made from it.