PERIQUE


Meaning of PERIQUE in English

/peuh reek"/ , n.

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

[ 1880-85, Amer.; allegedly after Périque, nickname of Pierre Chenet, Louisiana grower who first developed it ]

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