papirosa

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian папиро́са (papirósa), from Polish papieros ("cigarette"), from papier ("paper"), with the ending taken from Spanish cigarros and the stem from German Papier, from Late Middle High German papier, from Latin papȳrus or papȳrum, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros, "papyrus"), supposedly of Egyptian origin.