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

Two whistleblowers eventually spoke out about the abuse, which resulted in visible bruises and a burn mark, possibly from a cigarette. —Billy McEntee, Them, 24 Feb. 2025

By the end, Hujar rests his head on Rosenkrantz’s neck and smokes a cigarette. —Matt Minton, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025

Rosenfeld represents Adam Bauer, a Marcy inmate who alleges that in February 2020 one of the officers who beat Brooks — Anzalone — joined other officers in kicking and beating him after he was caught in a prison bathroom smoking a cigarette. —Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025

Confiscate cigarettes from the woman who insists on smoking on the balcony. —Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 17 Feb. 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"