puro

American  

[poor-oh, pyoor-oh] / ˈpʊər oʊ, ˈpjʊər oʊ /

noun

• puros
  plural

1. Southwestern U.S.. a cigar, often specifically one containing tobacco from only one country.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• puros
  plural

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Example Sentences

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puro puros

He does all this, too, in puro Spanglish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

“We might love goth, but we also love to have fun — puro desmadre,” said Kevin Moreno, Deceits’ lead vocalist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

“He shows everyone how a real Mexican is — puro honor,” said 23-year-old Erasmo Gutierrez of Fontana, who could only afford nosebleed seats and came by himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2019

One must-order dish is the transportive ceviche puro of white fish in lime juice with red onion, tiger’s milk and rich dollops of mashed sweet potato crowned with sweet-potato chips.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018

So let me start the puro desastre, the, like, total meltdown, from the beginning: three Sundays ago at our weekly family dinner at Abuela’s restaurant, La Cocina de la Isla.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

Our word pyramid is from the Greek puramis, itself derived from pur, Jire, and puros, wheat, because pyramid-shaped cakes of wheat and honey were used in the Bacchic Fig.

From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Thomas Inman

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