CIGAR
What does "CIGAR" mean?
A tight roll of cured tobacco leaves made for smoking.
Meanings
- A cylinder of fermented and dried tobacco leaves wrapped for smoking. He lit a cigar to celebrate the birth of his daughter.
Did you know?
- The expression 'close, but no cigar' dates to early-1900s American carnivals, where a cigar was a typical prize: come close at the game and the barker would tell you so but keep the cigar.
Word origin
From Spanish 'cigarro', possibly from Mayan 'sicar', 'to smoke rolled tobacco leaves', or from Spanish 'cigarra', 'cicada', for the insect-like shape.
Remember it
CIGAR ends in 'GAR' like a long thin garfish - a slim rolled shape.
A little poem
A coil of leaf, a thread of grey-
he holds the small fire like a thought
he's not yet ready to give away.
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What it teaches
Almost winning and winning feel the same right up until the prize changes hands.
Quick facts
What does CIGAR mean?
A tight roll of cured tobacco leaves made for smoking.
Is CIGAR a valid word?
Yes — CIGAR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CIGAR?
CIGAR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CIGAR come from?
From Spanish 'cigarro', possibly from Mayan 'sicar', 'to smoke rolled tobacco leaves', or from Spanish 'cigarra', 'cicada', for the insect-like shape.
What can CIGAR teach us?
Almost winning and winning feel the same right up until the prize changes hands.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.