cigarette

or cig·a·ret

[ sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret ]
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noun
  1. a cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper.

Origin of cigarette

1
1820–30; <French, equivalent to cigarecigar + -ette-ette

Other words from cigarette

  • an·ti·cig·a·rette, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cigarette

cigarette

sometimes US cigaret

/ (ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt) /


noun
  1. a short tightly rolled cylinder of tobacco, wrapped in thin paper and often having a filter tip, for smoking: Shortened forms: cig, ciggy

Origin of cigarette

1
C19: from French, literally: a little cigar

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