CAO Cigars

The English cigar comes from the Spanish cigarro, which in curve derives from the Mayan byword for tobacco, siyar; see the entry for cigarro at the Spanish Royal Academy's online dictionary.

In culture
Le Premier Cigarre, Les Beaux Jours de la Vie, by Honoré Daumier.
Le Premier Cigarre, Les Beaux Jours de la Vie, by Honoré Daumier.
Cigars in culture, CAO Cigars from a cigar box label at the Lightner Museum.
Cigars in culture, from a cigar box label at the Lightner Museum.
Modern cigar store topmost in Windsor UK
Modern cigar store front in Windsor UK

Back to top