noun
snuff
Powdered tobacco inhaled through the nose; a specific type of tobacco product distinct from smoking or chewing tobacco.
江戸時代には嗅ぎタバコが流行した。
Snuff was popular during the Edo period.
彼は嗅ぎタバコを鼻から吸い込んだ。
He inhaled the snuff through his nose.
Compound of 嗅ぎ (kagi, 'sniffing', from 嗅ぐ) + タバコ (tabako, 'tobacco'). The kanji 煙草 is an ateji for タバコ.