snus

 

• snoos, snoose

Borrowed from Swedish snus.

• IPA^(key): /snuːs/

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.

•   snus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• nuss, suns, Suns, USNS, USNs

 

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

snus

Wikipedia ^no

From the verb snuse.

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

1. snuff

• snusdåse

snus

1. passive form of snu

• “snus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

 

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

snus

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

From the verb snusa.

• IPA^(key): /snʉːs/

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

1. snuff

• snusdåse

• “snus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

 

English Wikipedia has an article on:

snus

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

snus

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From snusa.

• IPA^(key): /snʉ̟ːs/

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• Rhymes: -ʉːs

snus n

(uncountable)

1. snus (type of (unfermented) 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)

   Försäljning av tobaksbaserat snus är förbjudet inom EU utom i Sverige

   The sale of tobacco-based snus is banned in the EU except in Sweden

2. dip, snuff (would normally be qualified as "amerikanskt snus" (American snuff) or the like)
3. (by extension) similar products without tobacco leaf; nicotine pouches, nicotine-free snus, etc.

   vitt snus

   white snus ["vit portion" also refers to a type of regular snus]

4. snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose – now rare as a product)

   Synonym: luktsnus

snus c

(countable)

1. (colloquial) a portion or pinch of snus

   Synonyms: prilla, pris

   • 2019, “Allt om snus”, in Snusbolaget.se‎^[1]:

     Är det till exempel jobbigt att se kollegorna lägga in en snus efter lunchen, se till att du har ätit klart innan dess.

     For example, if it’s hard seeing your colleagues putting in a portion of snus after lunch, make sure you have finished eating before then.

   lägga in en snus

   put in a (portion / pinch of) snus

• fint som snus
• jägarsnus (“trail mix”)
• luktsnus (“snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose)”)
• lössnus (“loose snus”)
• portionssnus (“portion snus”)
• snusbrun (“snuff-brown”)
• snusdosa (“(snus) snuffbox”)
• snusförnuftig
• snusgubbe
• snusmumrik
• snustorr

• snusa
• snusare
• snusig

• prilla
• pris
• stock
• tuggtobak (“chewing tobacco”)

• snus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)