Definition of "bidi" [bidi]

• A thin, often flavored Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu leaf. (noun)

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• "In India, for example, they use bidi, which is hand-rolled tobacco."
• "A man smokes "bidi," or a small hand-rolled Indian cigarette in Allahabad, India, Monday."
• "Left, a man smokes a "bidi," or a small hand-rolled Indian cigarette in Allahabad, Monday."