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perique

[puh-reek]

noun

a strong, rich-flavored tobacco produced in Louisiana, usually blended with other tobaccos.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; allegedly after Périque, nickname of Pierre Chenet, Louisiana grower who first developed it

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perique (pəˈriːk)

—n
	a strong highly-flavoured tobacco cured in its own juices and grown in Louisiana

[C19: apparently from Périque, nickname of Pierre Chenet, American tobacco planter who first grew it in Louisiana]

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