cigarette

or cig·a·ret

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

noun

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for cigaret

British Dictionary definitions for cigaret

cigarette

sometimes US cigaret

/ (ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cigarette

C19: from French, literally: a little cigar