雪茄

Etymology
Borrowed from via a Southern variety of Chinese.

Folk etymology commonly describes poet (1897–1931) as coining this translation in 1924, in a casual conversation with, on the grounds that the cigar is similar to lotus stem  and the ash is similar to snow. However, this term had already been used in 《出使英法義比四國日記續》, a late 19th century text, and , a 1903 novel.

Noun

 * 1)  cigar