cigarette

noun

cig·​a·​rette ˌsi-gə-ˈret 

ˈsi-gə-ˌret

variants or less commonly cigaret

: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked

also : a similar roll of another substance (such as marijuana)

Examples of cigarette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Listen to this article A man repeatedly stabbed his Queens girlfriend in an argument over cigarettes, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025

In the central Gaza city of Deir Al-Balah, one cigarette priced at 5 shekels ($1.37) before the cutoff now stands at 20 shekels ($5.49). —Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025

The days of cigarette brands sponsoring sports are long gone. —Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025

But in seeing all the machinations — being able to put together, finally, what the number is on the cigarette? —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French cigarette, diminutive of cigare cigar, from Spanish cigarro

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cigarette

• anti-cigarette
• cigarette paper
• e-cigarette
• electronic cigarette

Rhymes for cigarette

• alphabet
• arpanet
• bayonet
• biuret
• clarinet
• coronet
• coverlet
• dataset
• epithet
• ethernet
• heavyset
• internet

Kids Definition

cigarette

noun

cig·​a·​rette ˌsig-ə-ˈret 

ˈsig-ə-ˌret

: a small roll of cut tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking

Etymology

from French cigarette, literally, "little cigar"