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cigar
(si gär′)
noun
a cylindrical roll of cured tobacco for smoking, consisting of cut tobacco wrapped in a tobacco leaf
Origin: Sp cigarro, prob. < Maya sicar, to smoke rolled tobacco leaves < sīć, tobacco
See cigar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A compact roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking.
Origin:
Origin: Spanish cigarro
Origin: , possibly from Maya sik’ar
Origin: , from sik, tobacco
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