Meaning
A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.
Etymology
Origin: Arabic
From Latakia (“the Syrian port from where the tobacco is shipped, and near where it is produced”), from Arabic اللَاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya).
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
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