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papirosa

papirosa noun: a style of Russian filterless cigarette.

Noun

papirosa (plural papirosas)

  1. A style of Russian filterless cigarette.

Synonyms of papirosa

Forms of papirosa

pluralpapirosas

Origin of papirosa

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.

Questions about papirosa

What does papirosa mean?
Papirosa means a style of Russian filterless cigarette.
What part of speech is papirosa?
Papirosa is a noun.
What is the plural of papirosa?
The plural of papirosa is papirosas.

Words near papirosa in the dictionary

  1. papionin
  2. papionine
  3. papionines
  4. papionins
  5. papions
  6. papirosa
  7. papirosas
  8. PAPIs
  9. papish
  10. papisher
  11. papishers

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