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πούρο
cigar /ˈpuro/
nounC1#3982 most common
Example sentences
Ο παππούς καπνίζει ένα πούρο.
Grandpa is smoking a cigar.
Της αρέσει η μυρωδιά του πούρου.
She likes the smell of the cigar.
Αγόρασε ένα κουτί πούρα από την Κούβα.
He bought a box of cigars from Cuba.
Το πούρο δεν άναβε εύκολα λόγω της υγρασίας.
The cigar was hard to light because of the humidity.
Ο κριτικός περιέγραψε το πούρο ως πλούσιο σε γεύση καπνού και ξύλου.
The critic described the cigar as rich in flavors of tobacco and wood.
Παρά τις προειδοποιήσεις των γιατρών, εξακολουθούσε να απολαμβάνει το βραδινό του πούρο δίπλα στο τζάκι.
Despite the doctors' warnings, he kept enjoying his evening cigar by the fireplace.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το πούρο | τα πούρα |
| Genitive | του πούρου | των πούρων |
| Accusative | το πούρο | τα πούρα |
| Vocative | πούρο | πούρα |
Word family
Etymology
Greek πούρο comes from Italian puro, a shortened form of sigaro puro, meaning a cigar made purely of tobacco leaf rather than a cheaper blend. Italian puro itself descends from Latin purus, meaning clean or unmixed. Greek borrowed the truncated noun directly and gave it the neuter -ο ending common in adapted loanwords.
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