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Cigarette

//ˈsɪ.ɡə.ɹɛt// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

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
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking wordnet

Verb

1
To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them. rare, slang, transitive
"Could someone cigarette me?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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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