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Definition of mahorka in English:
mahorka
(also makharka, makhorka)
noun
A low-grade variety of coarse tobacco smoked in Russia and neighbouring countries.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in George A. Sala (1828–1895), journalist. From Russian maxorka the plant Nicotiana rustica or the tobacco obtained from this.
