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

Artist Clark Whittington, for example began repurposing cigarette vending machines into small art shops, called Art-o-mats, in the late 1990s in North Carolina. —Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025

Among the looks are cigarette pants, A-line skirts and classic blue jeans. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025

For years, Keller would stubbornly sit outside in the sun smoking cigarettes, without a hat or sunblock. —Kim Gordon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025

The benefits can't be used for alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, vitamins, medicines and supplements, or any non-food items such as pet food, cleaning supplies, or hygiene products and cosmetics. —Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 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"