Meanings
nounsecond-hand smoke (uncountable)
alternative secondhand smoke
- uncountableThe smoke from smokables, especially cigarettes (also cigars or joints), especially in an enclosed environment, and which any individual, including non-smokers, might be forced to breathe.
Translations
Arabic تَدْخِين سَلْبِيّ
- تَدْخِين سَلْبِيّ (tadḵīn salbiyy)smoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Chinese Mandarin 二手煙 /二手烟
- 二手煙 /二手烟 (èrshǒuyān)smoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Dutch tweedehandse rook
- tweedehandse rooksmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Finnish tupakansavu, passiivisesti hengitetty tupakansavu
- tupakansavusmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
- passiivisesti hengitetty tupakansavusmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
French fumée secondaire
- fumée secondairesmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
German Passivrauch
- Passivrauchsmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Hungarian környezeti dohányfüst, másodlagos dohányfüst
- környezeti dohányfüstsmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
- másodlagos dohányfüstsmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Indonesian asap rokok orang lain
- asap rokok orang lainsmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Italian fumo passivo
- fumo passivosmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Japanese 副流煙
- 副流煙 (fukuryūen)smoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Norwegian passiv røyking
- passiv røykingsmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Portuguese tabagismo passivo, fumo passivo
- tabagismo passivosmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
- fumo passivosmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Russian пассивное куре́ние
- пассивное куре́ние (passivnoje kurénije)smoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Swedish passiv rökning
- passiv rökningsmoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in
Cite this entry
APA
second-hand smoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-hand%20smoke
MLA
“second-hand smoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-hand%20smoke. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second-hand smoke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-hand%20smoke.
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