Noun
perique (countable and uncountable, plural periques)
A kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, and tough and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana and cured in its own juices, so as to be very dark in color. It is marketed in tightly wrapped rolls called carottes.
At one time, the freshly moist Perique was also chewed, but none is now sold for this purpose. Source: Internet