snus
English
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editNoun
editsnus (uncountable)
- 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.
Translations
edittype of tobacco snuff
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editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom the verb snuse.
Noun
editsnus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editsnus
- passive form of snu
References
edit- “snus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom the verb snusa.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsnus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “snus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom snusa.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsnus n
- 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
- dip, snuff (would normally be qualified as "amerikanskt snus" (American snuff) or the like)
- (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]
- snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose – now rare as a product)
- Synonym: luktsnus
Declension
editDeclension of snus
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | snus | snus |
definite | snuset | snusets | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Noun
editsnus c
- (colloquial) a portion or pinch of snus
- 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
Declension
editDeclension of snus
Derived terms
edit- 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
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