"humidor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhjumɪdɔɹ/ [General-American], /ˈhjumədɔɹ/ [General-American] Forms: humidors [plural]
Etymology: From humid, modeled after cuspidor (“spittoon”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} humidor (plural humidors)
  1. A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars. Translations (container): humidori (Finnish), Humidor [masculine] (German), хумидор (humidor) [masculine] (Macedonian), хьюмидо́р (xʹjumidór) [masculine] (Russian), humidificador [masculine] (Spanish), humidor [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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