Crossword clues for cigarillo
cigarillo
The Collaborative International Dictionary
cigarillo \cigarillo\ n. a small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1829, from Spanish cigarillo, diminutive of cigarro (see cigar).
Wiktionary
n. A thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper
WordNet
n. small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper
Wikipedia
A cigarillo (from Spanish cigarrillo, meaning cigarette, in turn from "cigarro" + "illo" diminutive, pronounced in parts of Latin America or in Spain) is a short, narrow cigar. Unlike cigarettes, cigarillos are wrapped in tobacco leaves or brown tobacco-based paper. Cigarillos are smaller than regular cigars but usually larger than cigarettes, thus similar in size and composition to small panatela sized cigars, cheroots and traditional blunts. Cigarillos are usually made without filters, and are meant to be smoked like a cigar and not inhaled (except those made in this form only for specific tax issues).
Generally, a cigarillo contains about 3 grams of tobacco, the length varies from 3 to 4 in. (7 – 10 cm) and the diameter is about 6 to 9 mm, usually 8 mm. Comparatively, a cigarette contains less than 1 gram of tobacco and is about 3¼ in. (8 cm) in length and 8 mm in diameter.
Most cigarillos are machine-made, which is cheaper than hand-rolling. It is unusual to store them in humidors, partly because they are smoked in large quantities and so have a short shelf-life.
Cheap cigarillos are typically marketed as a brand rather than with the term cigarillo. In the United Kingdom common consumer brands include Henri Wintermans Café Crème and Hamlets and in the rest of Europe Dannemann Moods, Candlelight, Agio Panters and Mehari's, Clubmaster and Handesgold are popular. In the United States they include Al Capone, Black & Mild, Backwoods, Dutch Masters, Garcia Y Vega, Game, Splitarillos, Good Times, Swisher Sweets and Phillies. Some famous cigar brands, such as Cohiba or Davidoff, also make cigarillos - Cohiba Mini and Davidoff Club Cigarillos, for example.
Usage examples of "cigarillo".
The other man, happily toying with his sundae, mostly ignored his cigarillo, but as Shadow approached he picked it up, inhaled deeply, and blew two smoke rings-first one large one, then another, smaller one, which passed neatly through the first-and he grinned, as if he were astonishingly pleased with himself.
Nancy stubbed out his cigarillo, then he flicked an imaginary speck of ash off his yellow gloves.
He waved the cigarillo about, as if using it to hunt for a word, then stabbing forward with it.
He bent down at the foot of the stone monument, stubbed out his cigarillo on the earth, and left it there, like an offering.
John lit a cigarillo and leaned forward to stare at his wife at the far end, miles away down the table.
John exhaled a long slow stream of cigarillo smoke, laying out the tip.
When he finished he let the last page sail, lit a small cigarillo and puffed it, staring at the ceiling, making me wait.
Motionless, Erin waited while Faulkner drew on her cigarillo and blew out a streamer of smoke.
Faulkner swore, lit another cigarillo, and watched the man who sat opposite her broad teak desk.
With ill-concealed frustration, Faulkner stalked to the head of the conference table, lit a cigarillo, and opened a beautifully worked Moroccan leather folder.
Davis slumped back in his chair, got a cigarillo out of his pocket, and lit it.
To cover the lapse he fumbled in his pocket, got out a cigarillo, and lit it.
He sat back, rummaged around in his shirt pocket until he found another cigarillo, then stuck it in his mouth and lit it.
After making sure the door was unlatched, he lit a cigarillo, sat down at the table, and poured himself a drink of the Maryland whiskey that was so smooth it was a jailable offense in that state for anyone caught gulping it down.
When he was through he sat back, drew on his cigarillo and looked at his partner.