: a cigarette wrapped in tobacco rather than paper
Examples of cigarillo in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebListen 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
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Word History
Etymology
Spanish cigarrillo cigarette, diminutive of cigarro cigar
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