beedi
/ˈbiːdi/
noun
- A thin, hand-rolled cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu or temburni leaf, commonly smoked in South Asia.
- In rural India, many workers prefer beedis over regular cigarettes because they are cheaper.
- The shopkeeper sold loose beedis from a tin box on the counter.
- The old man sat on the porch, smoking a beedi and watching the sunset.