cigarette

or cig·a·ret

[ sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret ]
/ ˌsɪg əˈrɛt, ˈsɪg əˌrɛt /
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noun

a cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper.

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Origin of cigarette

1820–30; < French, equivalent to cigare cigar + -ette -ette

OTHER WORDS FROM cigarette

an·ti·cig·a·rette, adjective

Words nearby cigarette

cig, cigar, cigar flower, cigar store, cigar-store indian, cigarette, cigarette beetle, cigarette card, cigarette drain, cigarette end, cigarette girl
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Words related to cigarette

smoke, puff, butt, reefer, cubeb, fag, biri, gasper

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British Dictionary definitions for cigarette

cigarette

sometimes US cigaret

/ (ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt) /

noun

a short tightly rolled cylinder of tobacco, wrapped in thin paper and often having a filter tip, for smokingShortened forms: cig, ciggy

Word Origin for cigarette

C19: from French, literally: a little cigar
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