Meaning & use
habano
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UK/əˈbɑːnəʊ/
US/əˈbɑːnoʊ/
Meaning
nouncountablespecialist
A high-quality cigar made in Cuba from Cuban-grown tobacco.
Grammar: Countable; the plural is habanos: one habano, two habanos.
Patterns
- a habano
- smoke a habano
- a box of habanos
He bought a box of habanos while traveling in Havana.
The shop sells only genuine habanos imported from Cuba.
She saved the habano for a special celebration.
Word forms
| plural | habanos |
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Common combinations
- a genuine habano
- Only a genuine habano carries the official Cuban seal.
- smoke a habano
- He likes to smoke a habano after dinner.
- a box of habanos
- They gave him a box of habanos as a retirement gift.
- a fine habano
- The collector showed us a fine habano from the 1990s.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Cuban cigar
- This is the everyday English phrase; habano is more specialist and often suggests top quality.
- cigar
- Cigar is the general word for any rolled tobacco leaf; a habano is specifically a Cuban one.
Commonly confused: habano or Havana?
habano vs Havana
Havana is the capital city of Cuba; habano is the name for a Cuban cigar.
Practice
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A habano is a cigar, so 'lit a habano' fits. You do not drink, drive, or grow a habano; those verbs belong with other nouns.
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