Meaning of makhorka | Babel Free

Definitions

A coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.

Russia, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Carefully refolding the paper, he put it away and rolled himself a cigarette of powerful makhorka in the strip of newspaper.”

“More than three-quarters of the Soviet tobacco output consists of makhorka (Nicotiana rustica), a low-grade variety used in other European countries only as an insecticide because of its high nicotine content.”

“We were starving for tobacco—makhorka, actually, which, according to soldiers, helped survive cold, hunger and everyday toil. They gave us one pack of makhorka a month.”

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