Perique Definition

pə-rēk
noun
A strong, rich black tobacco grown only in a small area of Louisiana and used mainly in blending.
Webster's New World

Origin of Perique

  • Louisiana French perhaps from Périque , nickname of Pierre Chenet , a Louisiana tobacco grower

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Perique Sentence Examples

  • Reclaimed marsh-land and fresh alluvium (the so-called " front-lands " on rivers and bayous) are choice soil for Indian corn, sugar-cane, perique tobacco, semi-tropical fruits and cotton.

  • The strong, black perique of the delta - cultivated very generally in the lower alluvial region before the Civil War, but now almost exclusively in St James parish - is a famous leaf, grown since early colonial times.

  • Perique tobacco is worthy of special notice.

  • To the chemical changes, mainly oxidation, which go on in this juice while it is exposed to the air, the characteristic aroma and flavour of Perique tobacco are mainly due.

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to perique using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

PPEPER

Words Ending With

EUEQUE

Unscrambles

perique

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PE & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With UE

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With E