🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

흡연하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heubyeonhada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pitar/ˈpɪtɑːr/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 버스를 기다리며 흡연하기로 결정했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To smoke a cigarette or other substance.

    "He decided to pitar while waiting for the bus."
  2. 2

    To inhale smoke from a pipe or similar device.

    "She likes to pitar during her breaks at work."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pitar' is derived from the Portuguese verb 'pitar', which means 'to smoke' or 'to puff'. It has roots in the Latin word 'pictare', which means 'to paint' or 'to mark', evolving through usage in the context of smoking and inhaling substances.

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