Burley

/ˈbɝli/ noun

Definition

A type of light-colored tobacco with a mild flavor, commonly used in cigarettes and pipe tobacco.

Etymology

Named after the Burley region associated with tobacco farming in Kentucky; the specific origin of the place name is debated but dates to 19th-century American agriculture.

Kelly Says

Burley tobacco transformed agriculture in Kentucky and became so economically important that entire communities built themselves around growing this one crop.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
伯利
ber-li
ARالعربية
بورلي
bur-li
BNবাংলা
বার্লি
bar-li
CACatalà
burley
bur-ley
CSČeština
burley
bur-ley
DADansk
burley
bur-ley
DEDeutsch
Burley
bur-ley
ELΕλληνικά
μπουρλέι
mpour-le-i
ESEspañol
burley
bur-ley
FAفارسی
برلی
bar-li
FISuomi
burley
bur-ley
FRFrançais
burley
bur-le
GUGU
બર્લી
bur-li
HAHA
burley
bur-ley
HEעברית
בורלי
bur-li
HIहिन्दी
बर्ली
bur-li
HUMagyar
burley
bur-ley
IDBahasa Indonesia
burley
bur-ley
IGIG
bùrli
bur-li
ITItaliano
burley
bur-ley
JA日本語
バーレイ
ba-rei
KKKK
бүрлей
bur-ley
KMKM
ប៊ូរឡី
bur-li
KO한국어
버리
beo-ri
MRMR
बर्ली
bur-li
MSBahasa Melayu
burley
bur-ley
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာလီ
ba-li
NLNederlands
burley
bur-ley
NONorsk
burley
bur-ley
PAPA
ਬਰਲੀ
bur-li
PLPolski
burley
bur-ley
PTPortuguês
burley
bur-ley
RORomână
burley
bur-ley
RUРусский
бурлей
bur-ley
SVSvenska
burley
bur-ley
SWKiswahili
burley
bur-ley
TAதமிழ்
பர்லே
par-le
TEతెలుగు
బర్లీ
bur-li
THไทย
เบอร์ลีย์
ber-li
TLTL
burley
bur-ley
TRTürkçe
burley
bur-ley
UKУкраїнська
бурлей
bur-ley
URاردو
بورلی
bur-li
VITiếng Việt
burley
bur-ley
YOYO
bùrlí
bur-li
ZH中文
伯利
bó lì
ZUZU
burley
bur-ley

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