cigar

American  

[si-gahr] / sɪˈgɑr /

noun

1. a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.

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idioms

1. no cigar, not being a winning or successful effort, as if not good enough to earn a cigar as a prize.

   He made a good try at fielding the ball, but no cigar.

cigar British  

/ sɪˈɡɑː /

noun

1. a cylindrical roll of cured tobacco leaves, for smoking

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Other Word Forms

• cigarless adjective
• cigarlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of cigar

First recorded in 1625–35, cigar is from the Spanish word cigarro

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• cigarillo vs. cigar

Example Sentences

Its exports are largely limited to cigars, rum, nickel and cobalt.

From The Wall Street Journal

At times five men rode in one, and if several smoked cigars, their suits would stink so bad they’d hang them outdoors at night.

From Los Angeles Times

Light floods into the small space on the sour scent of cigar.

From Literature

He was also 6 feet 7 inches, smoked cheap cigars and didn’t care if you liked him.

From MarketWatch

Sometimes, though, they would hang around what would have been their bus stop if they had one, smoking cigars and starting fights and telling little kids that the bus was full of bugs.

From Literature