Etymology

cigar

ci·gar
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Today it means: A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked. Full definition →

Spanish cigarro
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The story

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcigarro
  2. English todaycigar

From Spanish cigarro, of uncertain origin. See that entry for more information.

Words from the same roots

Spanishcigarro all →

cigarette

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