No. 1,548 in Swedish
rök
Smoke.
In a sentence
Det steg rök från skorstenen.
Smoke rose from the chimney.
Here, 'rök' is used as a noun meaning 'smoke'.
Han tog en rök efter lunchen.
He had a smoke after lunch.
In this instance, 'rök' is a noun referring to 'a cigarette or smoking'.
Kocken röker fisken för att ge den smak.
The chef is smoking the fish to add flavor.
In this sentence, 'röker' is a verb derived from 'rök', meaning 'to smoke' or 'to cure by smoking'.
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