"snus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /snuːs/ Forms: snoos [alternative], snoose [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːs Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish snus. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|sv:snus|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Swedish", "term" : "snus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sv" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "snus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="snus"> Borrowed from 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 (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time. Tags: uncountable Translations (type of tobacco snuff): 口含菸 /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 (sunūsu) (Japanese), snus [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), snus [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), snus [masculine] (Polish), снюс (snjus) [masculine] (Russian), snus [neuter] (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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