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snus

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English

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Snus

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Borrowed from Swedish snus.

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snus (uncountable)

  1. 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.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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From the verb snuse.

Noun

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snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

  1. snuff
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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snus

  1. passive form of snu

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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From the verb snusa.

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Noun

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snus m (definite singular snusen, uncountable)

  1. snuff

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Swedish

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snus (portionssnus) i en snusdosa [snus (portion snus) in a snus snuffbox]
lössnus [loose snus]
vit portion ["white portion" – a drier style of portion snus]

Etymology

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From snusa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /snʉ̟ːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

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snus n

(uncountable)

  1. 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
  2. dip, snuff (would normally be qualified as "amerikanskt snus" (American snuff) or the like)
  3. (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]
  4. snuff (sniffed or snorted into the nose – now rare as a product)
    Synonym: luktsnus

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Declension of snus
nominative genitive
singular indefinite snus snus
definite snuset snusets
plural indefinite
definite

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snus c

(countable)

  1. (colloquial) a portion or pinch of snus
    Synonyms: prilla, pris
    lägga in en snus
    put in a (portion / 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.

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