PERIQUE

Etymology

Noun

perique (countable and uncountable, plural periques)

A kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, and tough and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana and cured in its own juices, so as to be very dark in color. It is marketed in tightly wrapped rolls called carottes.

Anagrams

• piqueer, re-equip, reequip, repique

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*rique", n. [Louisiana F.]

Definition: A kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, tough and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana, and cured in its own juices, so as to be very dark colored, usually black. It is marketed in tightly wrapped rolls called carottes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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