humidor

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humidor

  • /ˈhjumɪdɔɹ/ US

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From humid, modeled after cuspidor (“spittoon”).

noun humidors

  1. A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars. Don't just toss them in the humidor; you need to progressively re-humidify them. You're definitely going to want a thermometer to put inside your humidor, as well as a hygrometer […]

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noun container

Españolhumidificador
DeutschHumidor
Русскийхьюмидо́р xʹjumidór

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@misc{humidor_2026,
  title = {humidor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humidor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}