panatela

American  

[pan-uh-tel-uh] / ˌpæn əˈtɛl ə /

especially British, panetela;

noun

1. a long, slender cigar, usually with straight sides and tapering to a point at the closed end.

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Etymology

Origin of panatela

First recorded in 1900–05; from American Spanish panetela, panatela “a kind of bread; long, slender biscuit,” from Italian panatella, diminutive of pane “bread” (from Latin pānis ); see -elle

Example Sentences

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panatela

The two lawyers had risen hastily when Chief Justice Pendarvis entered; he responded to their greetings and seated himself at his desk, reaching for the silver cigar box and taking out a panatela.

From Little Fuzzy by Piper, H. Beam