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‖ tumbak, tumbaki|tuːmˈbɑːk, -ˈbɑːkiː| Also tumbek, -i, toumbeki, toombak, (tumbki). [a. Arabic tunˈbāk, ad. F. tabac tobacco.] Name in Turkey for a coarse kind of tobacco imported from Persia; Shiraz tobacco.
1836Lane Mod. Egypt. I. v. 167 A particular kind of tobacco, called toombák, from Persia, is used in the water⁓pipe. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Toumbeki, a Turkish name for Schiraz tobacco. 1882O'Donovan Merv Oasis I. v. 80 A handful of tumbaki, a coarse kind of tobacco used in these regions, is thrown in, and the smoker..inhales the fumes of the tobacco, mingled with air. 1891Kew Bulletin 77 Tumbeki. 1897Daily News 31 Dec. 3/6 Lazily smoking a narghilé charged with fragrant Persian tumbki. |