cigarette

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪ.ɡə.ɹɛt/
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/ˈsɪ.ɡə.ɹɛt/ · /sɪ.ɡəˈɹɛt/

Definition of cigarette

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
    “No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.”
    “He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate.”
    “Grandma has an occasional cigarette, as well as Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Julie, and our kids give them crap about it.”
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noun

  1. A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
    “No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.”
    “He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate.”
    “Grandma has an occasional cigarette, as well as Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Julie, and our kids give them crap about it.”

verb

  1. (rare, slang, transitive)To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them.
    “Could someone cigarette me?”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cicādader. Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a Spanish cigarra? Spanish cigarrobor. French cigare French -ette French cigarettebor. English cigarette Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette. By surface analysis, cigar + -ette.

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