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cigarillo

[ sig-uh-ril-oh ]
/ ˌsɪg əˈrɪl oʊ /
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noun, plural cig·a·ril·los.

a small, thin cigar.
a cigarette with a wrapping of tobacco instead of paper.

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Origin of cigarillo

1825–35; <Spanish, diminutive of cigarrocigar

Words nearby cigarillo

cigarette girl, cigarette holder, cigarette lighter, cigarette paper, cigar flower, cigarillo, cigar store, cigar-store Indian, Cigfa, ciggy, CIGS
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British Dictionary definitions for cigarillo

cigarillo
/ (ˌsɪɡəˈrɪləʊ) /

noun plural -los

a small cigar often only slightly larger than a cigarette
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