"asmoke" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: a- + smoke Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|smoke#Verb}} a- + smoke Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} asmoke (not comparable)
  1. Smoking; giving off steam or fog. Tags: not-comparable

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