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cheroot
CIDE DICTIONARY
cheroot, n. [Tamil shuru, prop., a roll.].
A kind of cigar, originally brought from Manila , in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cheroot, n. a cigar with both ends open.
Etymology
F cheroute f. Tamil shuruttu roll
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