"snus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /snuːs/
Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish snus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|snus}} Swedish snus Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} 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. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: snoos, snoose Translations (type of tobacco snuff): 口含菸 (Chinese Mandarin), 口含烟 (Chinese Mandarin), mokatubakas (Estonian), huuletubakas (Estonian), tups (Estonian), nuuska (Finnish), snüssz (Hungarian), snus [neuter] (Icelandic), snustóbak [neuter] (Icelandic), スヌース (sunuusu) (Japanese), snus [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), snus [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), snus [neuter] (Swedish)

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