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perique

The English word “perique” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, and tough and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana and cured in its own juices, so as to be very dark in color. It is marketed in tightly wrapped rolls called carottes.

Etymology

From Louisiana French.

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