cigarillo

American

[sig-uh-ril-oh] / ˌsɪg əˈrɪl oʊ /

noun

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

cigarillo British

/ ˌsɪɡəˈrɪləʊ /

noun

a small cigar often only slightly larger than a cigarette

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noun

cigarillos

plural

Etymology

Origin of cigarillo

1825–35; < Spanish, diminutive of cigarro cigar

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