Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 淡婆姑, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 淡婆姑(たばこ) (tabako), from Portuguese tabaco.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dampago
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dampago
McCune–Reischauer?tamp'ago
Yale Romanization?tamphako

Noun

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담파고 (dampago) (hanja 淡婆姑)

  1. (archaic) tobacco
    Synonym: 담배 (dambae)