panatella

/ ˌpænəˈtɛlə /

noun

1. a long slender cigar

Word History and Origins

Origin of panatella¹

American Spanish panetela long slim biscuit, from Italian panatella small loaf, from pane bread, from Latin pānis

Example Sentences

Among his most famous works were large-scale sculptural canvases featuring a "protruding" 3D effect, with names such as Panatella and Revlon.

From BBC

"You and Frances didn't just seem to hit it off," commented my companion with a proffer of his cigar-case, "or rather Frances liked you all right, but you—" He broke off with an amused smile and busied himself with the kindling of a panatella.

From Project Gutenberg

He looked down at his sleek dark vicuna coat, visualized the rise of plump stomach beneath it, reached in his breast pocket for a panatella.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Dupont was seated in his private office puffing contentedly at a long panatella when the door opened and the publicity man entered.

From Project Gutenberg

"Have you a buzzing in the ears, and a confused sound like distant laughter in the panatella?" he asked.

From Project Gutenberg