Londres
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Londres
< Spanish londrés Havana cigar, special use of Londres London (cigars for the British market)
Example Sentences
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She was a finalist for the Albert Londres prize, France’s highest journalism award, in 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
We check into the Hotel Londres, Hemingway’s hotel, a corner room with a side view of La Concha and a ceiling fan that stirs the salt in the air.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
On Monday evening many in the industry gathered at the headquarters of Google on the Rue de Londres to find out.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
It was called La Grande Taverne de Londres, perhaps to signal its neutrality in the coming domestic head roll, a mile away on the Place de la Concorde.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
The cigars are assorted, counted, and done up in bundles of generally twenty-five each, and then packed in the boxes, ready for market, under their different names of Londres, Regalias, etc.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.
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