cheroot

che·root

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuh-root]
- /ʃəˈrut/
- /ʃəˈruːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuh-root]
- /ʃəˈrut/

Definitions of cheroot word

countable noun cheroot A cheroot is a cigar with both ends cut flat. 3
noun cheroot a cigar with both ends cut off squarely 3
noun cheroot a cigar with both ends cut square 3
noun cheroot a cigar having open, untapered ends. 1
noun cheroot A cigar with both ends open and untapered. 1
noun cheroot type of cigar 1

See all 7 definitions of cheroot

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Origin of cheroot

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70, cheroot is from the Tamil word curuṭṭu roll (of tobacco)

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Parts of speech for Cheroot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cheroot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cheroot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cheroot

noun cheroot

tobacco — any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as snuff.
bouquet — A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged.
corona — The sun's corona is its outer atmosphere.
smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
stogy — a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.

All 13 Synonyms of cheroot