# latakia

> English word · Noun · IPA /latəˈkiːə/ · frequency rank #58,144

## Definitions
1. A type of pungent Turkish tobacco.

## Etymology
From Latakia (“the Syrian port from where the tobacco is shipped, and near where it is produced”), from Arabic اللَاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/latakia