Cigar etymology

English

English word cigar comes from Yucatec Maya si'c, and later Spanish cigarro (Cigar. Cigarette.)

Etymology of cigar

Detailed word origin of cigar

Dictionary entry Language Definition
si'c Yucatec Maya (yua)
sicar Yucatec Maya (yua)
siyar Mayan (myn)
cigarro Spanish (es) Cigar. Cigarette.
cigar English (en) Tobacco, rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

Words with the same origin as cigar

Descendants of si'c

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