cheroot
/ʃəˈɹuːt/noun
cheroot is spelled C-H-E-R-O-O-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cheroot means “A cigar with square-cut ends” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cheroot is cheroots.
How many letters and syllables are in cheroot?
| Letters | 7: C-H-E-R-O-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cheroot?
Cheroot appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cheroot?
- /ʃəˈɹuːt/
- /t͡ʃə-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-cheroot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cheroot
- cheroots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cheroot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cigar with square-cut ends.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cheroot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cigar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cheroot, stogie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cheroot come from?
Probably from Portuguese charuto (“cigar”), from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu, “roll (of tobacco)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).