Polyglot Dictionary

Smoking

/ˈsmɔːkɪŋ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Smokings

Meaning

  1. tuxedo, dinner jacket

    • Zur Gala muss er einen Smoking tragen.

      He has to wear a tuxedo to the gala.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A false friend: despite looking like the English word "smoking," this loanword has nothing to do with cigarettes (that's "Rauchen") — it specifically means a man's black-tie formal jacket.

Practice

1 What does Smoking mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zur Gala muss er einen ___ tragen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Smoking?

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