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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CHR-CLI |
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CIGAR , the common term
tobacco
leaf prepared for smoking by being rolled into a short cylinder tapering to a point at the end which is placed in the mouth, the other end, which is lighted, being usually cut square (see TonAcco). The Spanish cigarro is of doubtful origin, possibly connected with cigarra, a cicada
body
insect
garden . The explanation that it comes from a Cuban word for a certain species of tobacco
kind is known. The diminutive, cigarette, denotes a roll of cut tobacco enclosed usually in thin paper , but sometimes also in tobacco-leaf or the husk of Indian corn.End of Article: CIGAR If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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