Cheroot Definition
zhəro͝ot
cheroots
noun
A cigar with both ends cut square.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cheroot
Noun
Singular:
cheroot
Plural:
cherootsOrigin of Cheroot
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Probably from Portuguese charuto (“cigar”), from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu, “roll (of tobacco)”), from சுருள் (curuḷ, “roll”).
From Wiktionary
French cheroute ultimately from Tamil curruṭṭu from curi to be spiral
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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