🇬🇧🇪🇸 ashtray - cenicero : English Lesson

Meaning of "ashtray" ("cenicero"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An ashtray is a small container, usually made of glass, metal, or ceramic, where people who smoke put the gray powdery ash and the little leftover ends of their cigarettes so they don’t make a mess on tables or the floor. It is used to keep the ashes in one place and make cleaning up easier.

We stacked cookies in the ashtray for a photo, then realized we invented the world’s least appetizing dessert.

The ashtray on the table didn’t move, but it silently judged everyone’s bad habits.

The magician made the ashtray disappear, but sadly not the smell that came with it.

The ashtray on the porch was so full it looked like a tiny volcano of boring gray lava.

I put googly eyes on the ashtray, and now it looks shocked every time someone uses it.

On the balcony, an old man set his ashtray on the table and lit a cigarette. Each flick added a gray curl to the ashtray until it brimmed. A gust knocked the ashtray; ash scattered. A child ran to save the ashtray and caught the butt. They laughed, emptied the ashtray, and watched the sunset.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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