oronoco

noun

oro·​no·​co

variants or oronoko

ˌōrəˈnō(ˌ)kō

or less commonly oronooko

-nü(-

plural -s

: a variety of tobacco

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Orinoco river, Venezuela; from the fact that it originated in South America

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