perique

American

[puh-reek] / pəˈrik /

noun

a strong, rich-flavored tobacco produced in Louisiana, usually blended with other tobaccos.

perique British

/ pəˈriːk /

noun

a strong highly-flavoured tobacco cured in its own juices and grown in Louisiana

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Etymology

Origin of perique

1880–85, allegedly after Périque, nickname of Pierre Chenet, Louisiana grower who first developed it

Example Sentences

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His perique went far toward helping him fight the gnawing of hunger.

From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor

There are at present nineteen families in the settlement, and they are all engaged in the cultivation of perique tobacco.

From Four Months in a Sneak-Box by Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)

Phil Cuthbert was a raiser of perique tobacco up in St. James's parish, and he had besides several thousand acres in cotton.

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.

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