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Noun
Here the cigar makers toiled, rolling coronas, royals, perfectos, and panatelas by hand.—
Jamie Kitman,
Car and Driver,
1 Apr. 2023
Noun
Three shapes are offered: a 5 x 50 robusto, 6 x 54 toro, and a 6 ½ x 38 panetela (shown here).—
Richard Carleton Hacker,
Robb Report,
17 Nov. 2021
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Spanish, from American Spanish, a long thin biscuit, ultimately from Latin panis bread