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cigar
cigar /sɪˈɡɑː $ -ˈɡɑːr/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Spanish
 Origin: cigarro, probably from Mayan sik'ar 'smoking'
a thick tube-shaped thing that people smoke, and which is made from tobacco leaves that have been rolled up ⇨ cigarette