cheroot
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cheroot
- /ʃəˈɹuːt/
- /t͡ʃə-/
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
Probably from Portuguese charuto (“cigar”), from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu, “roll (of tobacco)”).
noun cheroots
- A cigar with square-cut ends. The lowest classes of Europeans, as also of the natives, and, indeed, most of the officers of country-ships, frequently smoke cheroots, exactly corresponding with the Spanish segar, though usually made rather more bulky. However fragrant the smokers themselves may consider cheroots, those who use ho
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Talk about this word "cheroot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheroot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheroot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheroot "cheroot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheroot.Cite this
@misc{cheroot_2026,
title = {cheroot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheroot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
