"latakia" meaning in English

See latakia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /latəˈkiːə/ [UK] Forms: latakias [plural]
Etymology: From Latakia (“the Syrian port from where the tobacco is shipped, and near where it is produced”), from Arabic اللَاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|اللَاذِقِيَّة}} Arabic اللَاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} latakia (countable and uncountable, plural latakias)
  1. A type of pungent Turkish tobacco. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-latakia-en-noun-dcsNvNX7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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