cheroot C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ʃəˈruːt/ UK /ʃəˈruːt/ See IPA manual Freq #119033 Meanings 1 noun a short, narrow cigar with both ends cut flat His uncle smoked a cheroot while reading the morning newspaper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a short, narrow cigar with... cigar Word family Derived forms cheroots Related forms tobaccocigarillosmoking Etymology Probably borrowed through Portuguese charuto, 'cigar,' and associated with Tamil curuttu, 'a roll' or 'rolled tobacco.' English use spread through colonial trade in South and Southeast Asia. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cheroot **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ʃəˈruːt/ **IPA (UK):** /ʃəˈruːt/ **Frequency rank:** 119033 ## Meanings 1. a short, narrow cigar with both ends cut flat ## Examples - His uncle smoked a cheroot while reading the morning newspaper. ## Synonyms - cigar ## Derived Forms - cheroots ## Related Forms - tobacco - cigarillo - smoking ## Etymology Probably borrowed through Portuguese charuto, 'cigar,' and associated with Tamil curuttu, 'a roll' or 'rolled tobacco.' English use spread through colonial trade in South and Southeast Asia. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown