Snuffbox

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.

Equivalents

Españoltabaquera

Françaistabatière

DeutschSchnupftabakdose Tabakdose Tabatiere

19 more languages

العربيةعلبة النّشوق مِسْعَط مَنْشَقَة

Bosanskitabakera табакера

Češtinatabatěrka

Ελληνικάταμπακιέρα

Suomikiekko nuuskarasia

Hrvatskitabakera табакера

Magyarburnótszelence

Italianotabacchiera

日本語かぎタバコ入れタバコ入れ

한국어코담배갑

Македонскибурмутица табакера

Монголхөөрөг хөхүүр

Nederlandssnuifdoos

Polskitabakiera tabakierka

Portuguêstabaqueira

Românătabacheră

Русскийтабакерка

Српскиtabakera табакера

Svenskasnusdosa

Examples

“He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Snuffboxes Snuffed snuffee Snuffer snuffers snuffiness

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