latakia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.
name
  1. A city in Syria, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. A strong dark tobacco originally produced in Syria.

Pronunciation

/latəˈkiːə/ /ˌlætəˈkiːə/

Word forms

latakia latakias

Etymology

From Latakia (“the Syrian port from where the tobacco is shipped, and near where it is produced”), from Arabic اللَاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya).

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