ashtray

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/ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ/

noun

A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.

“to ashtray a cigarette”

Similar
ash stand
OriginEnglish tray ← Middle English trey ← Old English trēġ →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounashtray (plural ashtrays)

plural ashtrays

  1. A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.

    Near-synonym: ash stand

    Synonyms: ash stand

verbashtray (third-person singular simple present ashtrays, present participle ashtraying, simple past and past participle ashtrayed)

present singular third person ashtrays · participle present ashtraying · participle past ashtrayed · past ashtrayed

  1. transitiveTo use an ashtray.

    to ashtray a cigarette

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.

Similar
ash stand

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*askǭ
  3. Proto-West Germanic*askā
  4. Old Englishæsce
  5. Middle Englishasche
  6. Englishash
  7. Proto-Germanic*trawją
  8. Proto-West Germanic*trawi
  9. Old Englishtrēġ
  10. Middle Englishtrey
  11. Englishtray
  12. Englishashtray

From ash + tray. Compare German Aschenbecher.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans asbak
  • asbakreceptacle for ashes
Arabic مِنْفَضَة, طَفَّايَة
  • مِنْفَضَة (minfaḍa)receptacle for ashes
  • طَفَّايَة (ṭaffāya)receptacle for ashes
Bengali এশট্রে
  • এশট্রে (eśoṭre)receptacle for ashes
Bulgarian пепелни́к
  • пепелни́к (pepelník)receptacle for ashes
Catalan cendrer
  • cendrerreceptacle for ashes
Chinese Cantonese 煙灰缸 /烟灰缸, 煙灰盅 /烟灰盅
  • 煙灰缸 /烟灰缸 (jin¹ fui¹ gong¹)receptacle for ashes
  • 煙灰盅 /烟灰盅 (jin¹ fui¹ zung¹)receptacle for ashes
Chinese Mandarin 煙灰缸 /烟灰缸, 煙灰碟 /烟灰碟
  • 煙灰缸 /烟灰缸 (yānhuīgāng)receptacle for ashes
  • 煙灰碟 /烟灰碟 (yānhuīdié)receptacle for ashes
Czech popelník
  • popelníkreceptacle for ashes
Danish askebæger
  • askebægerreceptacle for ashes
Dutch asbak
  • asbakreceptacle for ashes
Esperanto cindrujo
  • cindrujoreceptacle for ashes
Estonian tuhatoos
  • tuhatoosreceptacle for ashes
Finnish tuhkakuppi
  • tuhkakuppireceptacle for ashes
French cendrier
  • cendrierreceptacle for ashes
German Aschenbecher
  • Aschenbecherreceptacle for ashes
Greek τασάκι, σταχτοδοχείο
  • τασάκι (tasáki)receptacle for ashes
  • σταχτοδοχείο (stachtodocheío)receptacle for ashes
Hebrew מַאֲפֵרָה
  • מַאֲפֵרָה (maaferá)receptacle for ashes
Hindi राखदानी, ऐशट्रे
  • राखदानी (rākhdānī)receptacle for ashes
  • ऐशट्रे (aiśaṭre)receptacle for ashes
Hungarian hamutartó
  • hamutartóreceptacle for ashes
Icelandic öskubakki
  • öskubakkireceptacle for ashes
Indonesian asbak
  • asbakreceptacle for ashes
Irish luaithreadán
  • luaithreadánreceptacle for ashes
Italian portacenere, posacenere
  • portacenerereceptacle for ashes
  • posacenerereceptacle for ashes
Japanese 灰皿
  • 灰皿 (haizara)receptacle for ashes
Korean 재떨이
  • 재떨이 (jaetteori)receptacle for ashes
Latvian pelnu trauks
  • pelnu trauksreceptacle for ashes
Lithuanian peleninė
  • peleninėreceptacle for ashes
Malay asbak
  • asbakreceptacle for ashes
Māori oko pungarehu
  • oko pungarehureceptacle for ashes
Norwegian Bokmål askebeger
  • askebegerreceptacle for ashes
Polish popielniczka
  • popielniczkareceptacle for ashes
Portuguese cinzeiro
  • cinzeiroreceptacle for ashes
Romanian scrumieră
  • scrumierăreceptacle for ashes
Russian пе́пельница
  • пе́пельница (pépelʹnica)receptacle for ashes
Scottish Gaelic soitheach-luaithre
  • soitheach-luaithrereceptacle for ashes
Slovak popolník
  • popolníkreceptacle for ashes
Spanish cenicero
  • ceniceroreceptacle for ashes
Swedish askkopp, askfat
  • askkoppreceptacle for ashes
  • askfatreceptacle for ashes
Tagalog abuhan, titisan
  • abuhanreceptacle for ashes
  • titisanreceptacle for ashes
Thai ที่เขี่ยบุหรี่
  • ที่เขี่ยบุหรี่ (tîi-kìia-bù-rìi)receptacle for ashes
Turkish küllük, tabla
  • küllükreceptacle for ashes
  • tablareceptacle for ashes
  • kül tablasıreceptacle for ashes
  • sigara tablasıreceptacle for ashes
Ukrainian попільни́чка
  • попільни́чка (popilʹnýčka)receptacle for ashes
Urdu اَیش ٹْرے
  • اَیش ٹْرے (aiś ṭre)receptacle for ashes
Vietnamese gạt tàn thuốc, gạt tàn
  • gạt tàn thuốcreceptacle for ashes
  • gạt tànreceptacle for ashes
Welsh plat lludw, blwch llwch
  • plat lludwreceptacle for ashes
  • blwch llwchreceptacle for ashes
Yiddish אַשטעצל, אַשבעכער
  • אַשטעצל (ashtetsl)receptacle for ashes
  • אַשבעכער (ashbekher)receptacle for ashes
Cite this entry
APA

ashtray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashtray

MLA

“ashtray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashtray. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ashtray,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashtray.

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