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cheroot
or she·root
[ shuh-root ]
/ ʃəˈrut /
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noun
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
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Origin of cheroot
First recorded in 1660–70, cheroot is from the Tamil word curuṭṭu roll (of tobacco)
Words nearby cheroot
Chernovtsy, chernozem, Cherokee, Cherokee rose, Cherokees, cheroot, cherries jubilee, cherry, cherry birch, cherry-bob, cherry bomb
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British Dictionary definitions for cheroot
cheroot
/ (ʃəˈruːt) /
noun
a cigar with both ends cut off squarely
Word Origin for cheroot
C17: from Tamil curuttu curl, roll
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