English

a cigarette in an ashtray

Alternative forms

• cigaret (US spelling, sometimes)

Noun

cigarette ‎(plural cigarettes)

1. Tobacco, marijuana, or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.
   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:

     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.

   • 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 7, in Crime out of Mind:

     He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:cigarette

Translations

Verb

cigarette ‎(third-person singular simple present cigarettes, present participle cigaretting, simple past and past participle cigaretted)

1. (slang, rare) To give someone a cigarette, and/or to light one for them.

Could someone cigarette me?

See also

• cigar
• cigarillo
• nonmailable
• smoke

French

Etymology

From cigare +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ɡa.ʁɛt/

Noun

cigarette f ‎(plural cigarettes)

1. cigarette

Synonyms

• clope (colloquial)

Descendants

• Dutch: sigaret
• English: cigarette
• German: Zigarette