ashtray
noun
- receptacle for ash from cigarettes and cigars
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash Proto-Germanic *trawją Proto-West Germanic *trawi Old English trēġ Middle English trey English tray English ashtray From ash + tray. Compare German Aschenbecher.
- A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
“Near-synonym: ash stand”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash Proto-Germanic *trawją Proto-West Germanic *trawi Old English trēġ Middle English trey English tray English ashtray From ash + tray. Compare German Aschenbecher.
- To use an ashtray.
“to ashtray a cigarette”