Meanings
nounhumidor (plural humidors)
plural humidors
- A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.
Don't just toss them in the humidor; you need to progressively re-humidify them. You're definitely going to want a thermometer to put inside your humidor, as well as a hygrometer […]
2016, The Cuban Cigar Handbook: The Discerning Aficionado's Guide to the Best Cuban Cigars in the World, Cider Mill Press, →ISBN, page 89
Origin
From humid, modeled after cuspidor (“spittoon”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish humidori
- humidoricontainer
German Humidor
- Humidorcontainer
Russian хьюмидо́р
- хьюмидо́р (xʹjumidór)container
Spanish humidificador
- humidificadorcontainer
Swedish humidor
- humidorcontainer
Turkish puro kutusu, humidor
- puro kutusucontainer
- humidorcontainer
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
humidor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humidor
MLA
“humidor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humidor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humidor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humidor.
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