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cigar in English
- cigar⇄cigar, noun.
a tight roll of cured tobacco leaves for smoking.
Ex. Fully 5 1/2 in. long, they are an economical yet satisfying cigar for the discerning smoker (London Times). - cigar⇄expr. close, but no cigar, (Slang.) not quite enough to succeed or to achieve a desired result.
Ex. He has to make up a great deal of ground in the stretch, and more often than not it's close but no cigar (Audax Minor).