cheroot
1Cheroot — Che*root (ch[ e]*r[=oo]t ; 277), n. [Tamil shuru[.t][.t]u, prop., a roll.] A kind of cigar, originally brought from Manila, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco. [1913 Webster] …
2cheroot — late 17c., probably from Port. charuto cigar, from Tamil curuttu roll (of tobacco), from curul to roll …
3cheroot — ► NOUN ▪ a cigar with both ends open. ORIGIN French cheroute, from a Tamil word meaning roll of tobacco …
4cheroot — [shə ro͞ot′] n. [< Tamil churuṭṭu, a roll] a cigar with both ends cut square …
5Cheroot — Mark Twain fumant un stogie Le Cheroot (ou Stogie) est un cigare coupé aux deux extrémités au cours de la fabrication. Ils peuvent être fabriqués mécaniquement à bas prix, ce qui leur assure une grande diffusion. Les stogies ont une longueur de 9 …
6Cheroot — The cheroot or stogie is a cylindrical cigar with both ends clipped during manufacture. Since cheroots do not taper, they are inexpensive to roll mechanically, and their low cost makes them particularly popular. Typically, stogies have a length… …
7cheroot — UK [ʃəˈruːt] / US [ʃəˈrut] noun [countable] Word forms cheroot : singular cheroot plural cheroots a cigar that is flat at both ends …
8cheroot — [[t]ʃəru͟ːt[/t]] cheroots N COUNT A cheroot is a cigar with both ends cut flat …
9cheroot — noun Etymology: Tamil curuṭṭu, literally, roll Date: circa 1679 a cigar cut square at both ends …
10cheroot — /sheuh rooht /, n. a cigar having open, untapered ends. [1660 70; < Tamil curuttu roll (of tobacco)] * * * …
