ashtray

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ashtray

  • /ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ/

noun ashtrays

  1. A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars. Near-synonym: ash stand

    Similar: ash stand

verb ashtrays · ashtraying · ashtrayed

  1. transitive To use an ashtray. to ashtray a cigarette

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noun receptacle for ashes

Españolcenicero
한국어재떨이 jaetteori
日本語灰皿 haizara
中文煙灰缸 /烟灰缸 yānhuīgāng, 煙灰碟 /烟灰碟 yānhuīdié
हिन्दीराखदानी rākhdānī, ऐशट्रे aiśaṭre
Portuguêscinzeiro
Françaiscendrier
DeutschAschenbecher
Italianoportacenere, posacenere
Ελληνικάτασάκι tasáki, σταχτοδοχείο stachtodocheío
Românăscrumieră
Русскийпе́пельница pépelʹnica
Tiếng Việtgạt tàn thuốc, gạt tàn
العربيةمِنْفَضَة minfaḍa, طَفَّايَة ṭaffāya
עבריתמַאֲפֵרָה maaferá

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@misc{ashtray_2026,
  title = {ashtray},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ashtray},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}