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View synonyms for cigarette

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. a short tightly rolled cylinder of tobacco, wrapped in thin paper and often having a filter tip, for smoking Shortened formscigciggy

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Other Words From

  • anti·ciga·rette adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cigarette1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cigarette1

C19: from French, literally: a little cigar

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