: a cigarette wrapped in tobacco rather than paper
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The cigarillo was collected and tested for DNA, which confirmed Brownlee as the robber in that incident, according to a statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025 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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for cigarillo
Word History
Etymology
Spanish cigarrillo cigarette, diminutive of cigarro cigar