humidor

English

Etymology

From humid, modeled after cuspidor (“spittoon”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhjumɪdɔɹ/, /ˈhjumədɔɹ/

Noun

humidor (plural humidors)

1. A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.
   • 2016, The Cuban Cigar Handbook: The Discerning Aficionado's Guide to the Best Cuban Cigars in the World‎^[1], Cider Mill Press, →ISBN, page 89:

     Don't just toss them in the humidor; you need to progressively re-humidify them. You're definitely going to want a thermometer to put inside your humidor, as well as a hygrometer […]

Translations

container

• Finnish: humidori (fi)
• German: Humidor (de) m
• Macedonian: хумидор m (humidor)
• Russian: хьюмидо́р (ru) m (xʹjumidór)
• Spanish: humidificador (es) m
• Swedish: humidor (sv) c

Further reading

• humidor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• midhour, rhodium