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DictionarycigarilloSmall cigar
noun

cigarillo

sig-uh-RIL-oh/ˌsɪɡəˈrɪləʊ/

A small, narrow cigar.

The slender brown cigarillo rests beside a pencil that shows its size.

A small slender unlit brown cigarillo beside an ordinary pencil for size comparison, neutral object study.
Etymology
cigarSpanishcigar
+illoSpanishsmall

Cigarro with the diminutive ending means “little cigar.” The English sense preserves that size distinction, naming a small, narrow cigar rather than a different kind of smoking material.

In context

Cigar Philosophy0:37
It's a cigarillo 3 1/2x20 with a Sumatra wrapper, Dominican and Indonesian filler, and it's from the Dominican Republic.
Trying a Davidoff Cigarillo for the First Time!

More examples

  • He takes an unlit cigarillo from the packet.
  • The shop sells several kinds of cigarillos.
  • A cigarillo is smaller than the thick cigar beside it.

Forms

cigarillo · cigarillos

Similar words

cigar
Cigar is the broader category; cigarillo specifically denotes a small narrow version.