papirosa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian папиро́са (papirósa), from Polish papieros (“cigarette”), from papier (“paper”) with the ending added from Spanish cigarros and the stem being from German Papier, from Late Middle High German papier, from Latin papȳrus, papȳrum, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros, “papyrus”), supposedly of Egyptian origin.

Noun

papirosa (plural papirosas)

1. A style of Russian filterless cigarette.

   Synonym: Russian cigarette

Further reading

• papirosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia