snus

English

Snus

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish snus.

Noun

snus (uncountable)

A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the upper lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.

Translations

type of tobacco snuff

Estonian: mokatubakas, huuletubakas, tups
Finnish: nuuska (fi)
Icelandic: snus n, snustóbak n

Norwegian: snus (no) m
Swedish: snus (sv) n

See also

snus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

USNs, nuss, suns

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb snuse

Noun

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

snuff

Derived terms

snusdåse

Etymology 2

Verb

snus

passive form of snu

References

“snus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb snuse

Noun

snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

snuff

Derived terms

snusdåse

References

“snus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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