cigarette

Or cig·a·ret

[sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret]

noun

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

cigarette

/ ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• anticigarette adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cigarette¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cigarette¹

C19: from French, literally: a little _cigar

Example Sentences

"One guy had a leg wound that completely necrotised," he said, puffing on a cigarette.

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He stops outside just short of the door and finishes his cigarette, folding a bandana into a makeshift mask.

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Lamb worked as a cook at Amazon Fresh, while Lichtenberg made money selling cigarettes at the encampment.

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Most of these kids have never seen an ashtray or a car cigarette lighter before.

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Carlos Torrealba tries to make ends meet selling cigarettes in the streets of the capital, Caracas.

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Related Words

• smoke