tabaco
Cuba, everyday
In Cuba a cigar is usually called tabaco. Other common words are puro and habano, meaning a cigar from Havana.
Meaning: rolled tobacco for smoking (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| tabaco | Cuba, everyday |
| puro | neutral |
| habano | Havana cigar |
Tabaco in Cuba often means the cigar itself, so fumar un tabaco is to smoke a cigar. Puro is a general word for cigar in Spanish.
Which one should you use?
Cigarro in many places can mean a cigarette or a cigar, so tabaco and puro make it clearer you mean a cigar.
When do people say it?
Cuban cigars are known worldwide and the word habano is tied to Havana and to the tobacco from Cuba.
Did you know?
- The Vuelta Abajo region in western Cuba is famous for its tobacco.
Examples in context
- Mi abuelo fuma un tabaco después de comer.My grandfather smokes a cigar after eating.
- Quiero comprar un puro cubano.I want to buy a Cuban cigar.
- Ese habano es muy bueno.That cigar is very good.
Example conversation
A visitor, Tom, asks a seller named Ismael about cigars at a shop in Havana.
- TomBuenas tardes, quiero un tabaco.Good afternoon, I want a cigar.
- Ismael¿Fuerte o suave?Strong or mild?
- TomSuave, por favor.Mild, please.
