cigarillo

American  

[sig-uh-ril-oh] / ˌsɪg əˈrɪl oʊ /

noun

• cigarillos
  plural

1. a small, thin cigar.

2. a cigarette with a wrapping of tobacco instead of paper.

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cigarillo British  

/ ˌsɪɡəˈrɪləʊ /

noun

1. a small cigar often only slightly larger than a cigarette

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cigarillos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of cigarillo

1825–35; < Spanish, diminutive of cigarro cigar

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Compare meaning

How does cigarillo compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• cigarillo vs. cigar

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cigarillo cigarillos

Testing indicated DNA collected from an empty cigarillo package found in Johnson’s apartment was connected to Reed, Baker’s office said.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022

Though she survived decades of hard partying, Eve was felled by an accident in 1997 when the ash from a cigarillo torched her polyester skirt while she was driving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021

I could almost smell the cigarillo he’s smoking and the man sweat I mostly knew about from clandestine reads of The Clan of the Cave Bear.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2018

The ultimate steely-eyed badass, Eastwood didn’t need dialogue to make a big impact, preferring the power of a six shooter and a cigarillo instead.

From Golf Digest ● Jun. 22, 2017

Mr. Nancy stubbed out his cigarillo, then he flicked an imaginary speck of ash off his yellow gloves.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Instead, black youth are more likely to use menthol flavored cigarillos, which can be purchased in packs of three for 99 cents in low-income African American neighborhoods.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 2, 2020

The spending agreement requires FDA review of “e-cigarettes, little cigars, cigarillos, hookah” and all cigar products.

From Washington Post ● May 1, 2017

The grainy unedited footage, which has no sound and also was released by Kanzler, shows a clerk pulling both boxes of cigarillos from the bag after Brown leaves and putting them back on a shelf.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2017

Minutes earlier, Little Vic and an acquaintance named Isaiah Lewis were buying cigarillos at a nearby Texaco gas station when a fight broke out in the parking lot.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2017

He pushed forward a silver box holding the long cigarillos of the border country.

From Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton

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