Meanings
plural makhorkas
- RussiauncountableusuallyA coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.
Carefully refolding the paper, he put it away and rolled himself a cigarette of powerful makhorka in the strip of newspaper.
1938, Seema Rynin Allan, Comrades and citizens, page 1132 more examples
More than three-quarters of the Soviet tobacco output consists of makhorka (Nicotiana rustica), a low-grade variety used in other European countries only as an insecticide because of its high nicotine content.
1949, Naum Jasny, The Socialized Agriculture of the U. S. S. R., page 585We were starving for tobacco—makhorka, actually, which, according to soldiers, helped survive cold, hunger and everyday toil. They gave us one pack of makhorka a month.
2003, David Victor Rosenstein, The Reason to Love This Country, page 36Synonyms: Aztec tobacco, mapacho, wild tobacco
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.
Origin
- Russianмахо́рка
- Englishmakhorka
From Russian махо́рка (maxórka). The Russian term took its name from the Dutch city of Amersfoort, known for its tobacco industry.
More words from Russian
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Chinese Mandarin 馬合煙 /马合烟
- 馬合煙 /马合烟 (mǎhéyān)Nicotiana rustica
Czech tabák selský
- tabák selskýNicotiana rustica
Finnish mahorkka
- mahorkkaNicotiana rustica
French makhorka
- makhorkaNicotiana rustica
German Bauern-Tabak, Rundblatt-Tabak
- Bauern-TabakNicotiana rustica
- Rundblatt-TabakNicotiana rustica
- MachorkaNicotiana rustica
Japanese マホルカ, ルスティカタバコ
- マホルカ (mahoruka)Nicotiana rustica
- ルスティカタバコ (rusutika tabako)Nicotiana rustica
Korean 마호르카
- 마호르카 (mahoreuka)Nicotiana rustica
Polish tytoń bakun
- tytoń bakunNicotiana rustica
Russian махо́рка
- махо́рка (maxórka)Nicotiana rustica
Spanish majorka, mapacho
- majorkaNicotiana rustica
- mapachoNicotiana rustica
Swedish bondtobak
- bondtobakNicotiana rustica
Ukrainian махо́рка
- махо́рка (maxórka)Nicotiana rustica
Vietnamese thuốc lào
- thuốc làoNicotiana rustica
Yiddish מאַכאָרקע
- מאַכאָרקע (makhorke)Nicotiana rustica
Cite this entry
makhorka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makhorka
“makhorka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makhorka. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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