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perique
[ puh-reek ]
noun
- a strong, rich-flavored tobacco produced in Louisiana, usually blended with other tobaccos.
perique
/ ±èəˈ°ù¾±Ë°ì /
noun
- a strong highly-flavoured tobacco cured in its own juices and grown in Louisiana
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of perique1
1880–85, Americanism; allegedly after ±Êé°ù¾±±ç³Ü±ð, nickname of Pierre Chenet, Louisiana grower who first developed it
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of perique1
C19: apparently from ±Êé°ù¾±±ç³Ü±ð, nickname of Pierre Chenet, American tobacco planter who first grew it in Louisiana
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Officials say the tax currently includes cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, stogies, perique, snuff or snuff flour, smoking or chewing tobacco.
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A few bad seasons had knocked his production down to the point where perique was on the verge of extinction.
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Mr. Brown and Mr. Nichols resolved to do something to preserve perique.
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In 2000, American Spirit introduced a perique cigarette, giving Mr. Martin the consistent buyer he needed.
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Over the years, American Spirit and its perique blend kept expanding, finding plenty of willing buyers in America and overseas.
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