cigarillo

noun

cig·​a·​ril·​lo ˌsi-gə-ˈri-(ˌ)lō How to pronounce cigarillo (audio) -ˈrē-(ˌ)yō How to pronounce cigarillo (audio)
plural cigarillos
1
: a very small cigar
2
: a cigarette wrapped in tobacco rather than paper

Examples of cigarillo in a Sentence

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Listen to this article A suspect was arrested Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn bodega worker over a $2 cigarillo, cops said. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024 The officer looked through a makeup bag to find a joint, grinder and cigarillo wrapper. John Benson, cleveland, 26 May 2021 An old-style newsman who was fearless with his questioning, held his subjects accountable for their actions and sported a trademark cigarillo, although no-smoking rules kept it unlit in press boxes the last half of his career, Guidi died at age 79 on Sept. 3 in Detroit after a long illness. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 The boy's father, who appeared to be at home, could be seen on video smoking what appeared to be a cigarillo before and during the hearing. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for cigarillo 

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cigarrillo cigarette, diminutive of cigarro cigar

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cigarillo was in 1832

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“Cigarillo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigarillo. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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