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cigar
[ si-gahr ]
/ sɪˈgɑr /
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noun
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
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Idioms about cigar
no cigar, Informal. not being a winning or successful effort, as if not good enough to earn a cigar as a prize: He made a good try at fielding the ball, but no cigar.
Origin of cigar
First recorded in 1625–35, cigar is from the Spanish word cigarro
OTHER WORDS FROM cigar
ci·gar·less, adjectiveci·gar·like, adjectiveWords nearby cigar
Cienfuegos, C.I.F., c.i.f.c.i., CIFE, cig, cigar, cigarette, cigarette beetle, cigarette card, cigarette end, cigarette girl
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British Dictionary definitions for cigar
cigar
/ (sɪˈɡɑː) /
noun
a cylindrical roll of cured tobacco leaves, for smoking
Word Origin for cigar
C18: from Spanish cigarro, perhaps from Mayan sicar to smoke
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