चुरोट

चुरोट

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চুরট (curôṭô, “cheroot”), from English cheroot (“cigar from southern India”), ultimately from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu, “cigar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡suɾoʈ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: चुरोट्

Noun

चुरोट • (curoṭ)

1. cheroot; cigarette

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “चुरोट्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner