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perique

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pe⋅rique

  [puh-reek]
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–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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pe·rique   (pə-rēk')   
n.  A strongly flavored black tobacco grown in Louisiana and used in various blends.

[Louisiana French, perhaps from Périque nickname of Pierre Chenet, a Louisiana tobacco grower.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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