tabaccaio

tobacconist

noun tah-bahk-KAH-yoh Rare

Usage Note

Tabaccaio is not just a tobacco seller — the Italian tabaccheria (tobacconist's shop) is a licensed outlet that also sells bus tickets, stamps, lottery tickets, and tax stamps (bolli). It is an essential everyday stop. The feminine is tabaccaia; the shop itself is tabaccheria.

Examples

"Ho comprato i francobolli dal tabaccaio."

Natural Translation

I bought the stamps from the tobacconist.

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