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cigar
A roll of dried tobacco leaves for smoking, larger and thicker than a cigarette.
葉巻を吸う。
To smoke a cigar.
キューバ産の葉巻は有名だ。
Cuban cigars are famous.
祖父は毎晩食後に葉巻を一本楽しんでいた。
My grandfather used to enjoy one cigar every evening after dinner.
Composed of 葉 (leaf) + 巻 (roll), literally 'rolled leaves.' Written in kanji as 葉巻 or sometimes 葉巻き (with okurigana). The full form 葉巻きタバコ is sometimes used to distinguish from cigarettes.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 葉巻を吸う: to smoke a cigar
- 葉巻に火をつける: to light a cigar
- 高級葉巻: premium cigar
- キューバ産葉巻: Cuban cigar
COUNTER:
Counted with 本 (一本, 二本...).
CULTURAL NOTE:
Cigars are much less common in Japan than cigarettes and are associated with luxury, wealth, or foreign culture. They appear in depictions of businessmen, politicians, or characters with a Western lifestyle.