cheroot

American  

[shuh-root] / ʃəˈrut /

Or sheroot

noun

1. a cigar having open, untapered ends.

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cheroot British  

/ ʃəˈruːt /

noun

1. a cigar with both ends cut off squarely

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Etymology

Origin of cheroot

First recorded in 1660–70, cheroot is from the Tamil word curuṭṭu roll (of tobacco)

Example Sentences

He was instantly recognisable by the heavy bags under his eyes and his rich, gravelly voice – fine-tuned by whisky and cheroots.

From BBC

Burmese folk songs play from speakers placed on the floor, and the woody smell of cheroot cigars hangs heavy in humid air.

From Washington Post

It didn’t seem to matter that the twins cursed and chain-smoked cheroots, that they were just boys.

From New York Times

Officials say the tax currently includes cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, stogies, perique, snuff or snuff flour, smoking or chewing tobacco.

From Seattle Times

Twante remains a place where many men in sarongs and bamboo pith helmets smoke cheroots and women balance baskets of vegetables on their heads.

From New York Times