cigarette

noun

cig·​a·​rette ˌsi-gə-ˈret How to pronounce cigarette (audio)
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 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a single Juul pod contains as much nicotine as a pack of 20 regular cigarettes. The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024 West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, could become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill that won final legislative passage Thursday. John Raby, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024 Rather than marking a single death, the marchers — led by trumpet players and people carrying a casket reminiscent of a cigarette pack — were demanding the demise of menthol cigarettes. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 But Sora clearly is confounded by how to light a cigarette. Tyler Remmel, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 The Oscar winner opted for a three-piece suit, wearing a plunging gray vest, sans shirt, which showed off her décolleté; cuffed cigarette pants; and a blazer. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024 Plus the unit can run off your car’s cigarette lighter, if needed. Scott Kramer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 Two of the men are smoking long cigarettes, a third is in a pinstripe suit. Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024 Topline New Zealand’s government will reverse one of the world’s toughest anti-tobacco laws Tuesday that would have banned the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to residents born in 2009 onwards, drawing condemnation from public health experts and anti-tobacco campaigners. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

French cigarette, diminutive of cigare cigar, from Spanish cigarro

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cigarette was in 1832

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Cite this Entry

“Cigarette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigarette. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cigarette

noun
cig·​a·​rette ˌsig-ə-ˈret How to pronounce cigarette (audio)
ˈsig-ə-ˌret
: a small roll of cut tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking
Etymology

from French cigarette, literally, "little cigar"

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