Cigarette

//ˈsɪ.ɡə.ɹɛt// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

    "No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait."

  2. 2
    finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them. rare, slang, transitive

    "Could someone cigarette me?"

Synonyms

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Example

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"You burnt a hole in my coat with your cigarette."

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish cigarrobor. French cigare French -ette French cigarettebor. English cigarette Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette.

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