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โ‡ฑ CIGARETTE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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cigarette

noun

cigยทโ€‹aยทโ€‹rette หŒsi-gษ™-หˆret ๐Ÿ‘ How to pronounce cigarette (audio)
หˆsi-gษ™-หŒret
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)

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There was fruit, sandwiches, kimbap, beer, and cigarettesโ€”enough to fill the day in quiet peace. โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Police made contact in the parking lot with the woman, who was in tears and had cigarette burns on her legs, the affidavit says. โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 11 June 2026 After a game in Germany once, the players from the Lake Norman area were amazed to see 15-year-old German soccer players smoking cigarettes and drinking beer. โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 The administration of President Luis Abinader also proposed to impose customs taxes on certain imports and monitor items including cigarettes and alcoholic beverages. โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
ABC News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cigarette

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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โ€œCigarette.โ€ Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigarette. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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cigarette

noun
cigยทโ€‹aยทโ€‹rette หŒsig-ษ™-หˆret ๐Ÿ‘ How to pronounce cigarette (audio)
หˆsig-ษ™-หŒret
: a small roll of cut tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking
Etymology

from French cigarette, literally, "little cigar"

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