Fumar (en. Smoke)
/fu'mar/
Meaning & Definition
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verb
Inhaling smoke from substances, especially tobacco.
He smokes a cigarette on the terrace.
Él fuma un cigarrillo en la terraza.
Producing smoke by burning something.
The campfire smokes a bit because of the damp wood.
La fogata fuma un poco por la leña húmeda.
Emission of smoke or vapor.
The car's engine was smoking a little.
El motor del coche fumaba un poco.
Etymology
From Latin 'fumāre', which means 'to give off smoke'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
smoke like a chimney
Smoking in excess.
fumar como una chimenea
no smoking in enclosed spaces
Prohibition of smoking in enclosed spaces.
no fumar en lugares cerrados
smoke and not swallow
Smoking without inhaling the smoke.
fumar y no tragar
Related Words
cigarette
Small cylinder of rolled tobacco.
cigarrillo
tobacco
Plant whose leaves are used to make cigars, cigarettes, and other products.
tabaco
vaper
Electronic device that simulates smoking by vaporizing liquid.
vapeador
Slang Meanings
Letting out smoke
Let's smoke outside.
Vamos a echar el humo afuera.
To hit
Do you want to hit a cigarette?
¿Quieres pitar un cigarro?
To suck
I like to suck on a cigar from time to time.
Me gusta chupar un puro de vez en cuando.