cheroot

or she·root

[ shuh-root ]

/ ʃəˈrut /

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noun

a cigar having open, untapered ends.

Words nearby cheroot

chernovtsy, chernozem, cherokee, cherokee rose, cherokees, cheroot, cherries jubilee, cherry, cherry angioma, cherry birch, cherry bomb

Origin of cheroot

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

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Examples from the Web for cheroot

The third cheroot brought Jack and his suite within sight of Hanby House.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. Surtees
The darkness was redolent of strong tobacco-smoke, the smoke of a cheroot.
The Sins of Sverac Bablon|Sax Rohmer
From the house of suspicious appearance Mr. Jay betook himself to a cigar-divan, and read the magazines over a cheroot.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes|Various
Heyst did really light a cheroot before going out again on the veranda.
Victory|Joseph Conrad

Then he tore off the slip of paper, crumpled it and held a corner to his cheroot.
Caravans By Night|Harry Hervey

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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cheroot

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noun

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