Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Cigar
cigar \si-ˈgär\ noun: a small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking
Etymology: Spanish cigarra cicada, from the resemblance of a cured tobacco leaf to a cicada’s wing
It’s true: compare this picture of cured tobacco leaves with this one of cicadas brandishing their wings.
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