panatella

Variant of panatela

panatela definition

☆ pana·tela or panatella pan′a·tel′la (pan′ə tel′ə)

noun

a cigar having a long, slender shape, usually about 5 inches in length and rounded at the mouth end

Etymology: AmSp panatela, orig., a long, narrow biscuit < It, dim. of pane, bread: see panettone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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