panatella

British  

/ ˌpænəˈtɛlə /

noun

1. a long slender cigar

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Etymology

Origin of panatella

American Spanish panetela long slim biscuit, from Italian panatella small loaf, from pane bread, from Latin pānis

Example Sentences

He looked down at his sleek dark vicuna coat, visualized the rise of plump stomach beneath it, reached in his breast pocket for a panatella.

From A World Apart by Merwin, Sam

Here it is: "'O Manuel garcia alonzo, Colorado especial H. Clay, Invincible flora alphonzo, Cigarette panatella el rey, Victoria Reina selectas— O twofer madura grandé— O conchas oscuro perfectas, You drive all my sorrows away.'"

From Coffee and Repartee by Bangs, John Kendrick

Mr. Dupont was seated in his private office puffing contentedly at a long panatella when the door opened and the publicity man entered.

From El Diablo by Groesbeck, Dan Sayre