CHEROOT

cheroot

(noun) a cigar with both ends cut flat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cheroot (plural cheroots)

A cigar with square-cut ends.

Source: Wiktionary


Che*root", n. Etym: [Tamil shuruttu, prop., a roll.]

Definition: A kind of cigar, originally brought from Mania, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tabacco.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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