snus

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EnglishEdit

Snus

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Swedish snus.

NounEdit

snus (uncountable)

1. A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.

TranslationsEdit

type of tobacco snuff

• Finnish: nuuska (fi)
• Icelandic: snus n, snustóbak n

• Norwegian: snus (no) m
• Swedish: snus (sv) n

See alsoEdit

• snus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

AnagramsEdit

• USNs, nuss, suns

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From the verb snuse

NounEdit

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

1. snuff

Derived termsEdit

• snusdåse

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

snus

1. passive form of snu

ReferencesEdit

• “snus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the verb snuse

NounEdit

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

1. snuff

Derived termsEdit

• snusdåse

ReferencesEdit

• “snus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.