Sunday, January 18, 2009

Another etymo

X's origin is a French word derived from Tamil in the 16th century by influence on colonials. It is inexpensive, cylindrical and 3.5" to 6.5" long. The ends are clipped and the diameter varies b/w 34 to 37 parts out of 64-ths of an inch and can last over half hour. It was traditional in Myanmar and India, very popular during the British Raj, and also used in euphemistic references to Burma. During the times, it was linked with immunity and resistance to tropical infections such as malaria. It has had several luminaries among its fans, including Mark Twain, Francis Ford Coppola, and people like Kipling who wrote about it.

X?

4 comments:

vazha said...

Is it cheroot from suruttu..

MaVeRicK said...

and the etymo goes up in smoke..

MaVeRicK said...

btw.. the French called it Cheroute

Shazz said...

Nice. And will whoever it is please give the answer for that LVC. It's already moved to the next page.