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 angioma, cherry birch, cherry-bob
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Words related to cheroot

tobacco, bouquet, corona, smoke, stogy, claro, havana, toby, panatela, weed, belvedere, stogie, perfecto

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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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