cigar
/sɪˈgɑː(r)/noun
- a cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking雪茄烟, 叶卷烟。
短语
close but no cigar
- N. Amer. informal (of an attempt) almost but not quite successful〈北美, 非正式〉（尝试）几乎而未真正成功。
- ORIGIN: referring to a cigar received in congratulation.
词源
early 18th cent.: from French cigare, or from Spanish cigarro, probably from Mayan sik'ar 'smoking'.