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dambae · TOPIK 1
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🚬 dambae comes from tobacco: tobako -> tambako -> dambago -> dambae
Etymology: Portuguese tabaco reached Korea via Japanese tabako in the 1600s, became dambago, then shortened to dambae. Same root as English tobacco, so the d-m-b skeleton is just t-b-c softened. Covers both the leaf and a cigarette.