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махорка
 
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Etymology edit

Modification of *амерфо́ртский (*amerfórtskij, Amersfoort (relational)) + -ка (-ka), from the Dutch city of Amersfoort, known for its tobacco industries.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

махо́рка (maxórkaf inan (genitive махо́рки, nominative plural махо́рки, genitive plural махо́рок)

  1. A coarse, strong type of tobacco, makhorka (Nicotiana rustica)

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Descendants edit

  • English: makhorka
  • Finnish: mahorkka
  • Ingrian: mahorkka

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “махорка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress