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cheroot

che·root

UK/ʃəˈɹuːt/ US/t͡ʃə-/ uncommon

noun

1.

a cigar with both ends cut flat

Origin

Probably from Portuguese charuto (“cigar”), from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu, “roll (of tobacco)”).

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