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cig·a·rette

also cig·a·ret  (sĭg′ə-rĕt′, sĭg′ə-rĕt′)
n.
1. A small roll of finely cut tobacco for smoking, enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper.
2. A similar roll of another substance, such as a tobacco substitute or marijuana.

[French, diminutive of cigare, cigar, from Spanish cigarro; see cigar.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

cigarette

(ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt) or

cigaret

n
(Recreational Drugs) a short tightly rolled cylinder of tobacco, wrapped in thin paper and often having a filter tip, for smoking. Shortened forms: cig or ciggy
[C19: from French, literally: a little cigar]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cig•a•rette

or cig•a•ret

(ˌsɪg əˈrɛt, ˈsɪg əˌrɛt)

n.
a narrow, short roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, usu. wrapped in thin paper.
[1820–30; < French, =cigare cigar + -ette -ette]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cigarette - finely ground tobacco wrapped in papercigarette - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
cigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
cubeb cigarette, cubeb - a cigarette containing cubeb
filter-tipped cigarette - a cigarette with a filter tip
marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, joint, stick - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
roll of tobacco, smoke - tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

cigarette

noun fag (Brit. slang), smoke, gasper (slang), ciggy (informal), coffin nail (slang), cancer stick (slang) He went out to buy a packet of cigarettes. see tobacco
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
سِيجَارَةسيجاره
cigareta
cigaret
sigaretsuits
سیگارت
savuketupakka
cigareta
cigaretta
rokok
sígaretta
紙巻きタバコ
담배
cigaretėpapirosas
cigareta
cigareta
cigaretaцигарета
cigarett
บุหรี่
сигаретацигарка
điếu thuốc lá

cigarette

[ˌsɪgəˈret]
A. Ncigarrillo m, cigarro m
he had a cigarette(se) fumó un cigarrillo or cigarro
B. CPD cigarette ash Nceniza f de cigarrillo
cigarette card Ncromo m (coleccionable)
cigarette case Npitillera f, cigarrera f (LAm)
cigarette end Ncolilla f
cigarette holder Nboquilla f
cigarette lighter Nencendedor m, mechero m
cigarette machine Nmáquina f de tabaco
cigarette paper Npapel m de fumar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cigarette

[ˌsɪgəˈrɛt] ncigarette fcigarette ash ncendre f de cigarettecigarette burn nbrûlure f de cigarettecigarette butt nmégot mcigarette case nétui m à cigarettescigarette end nmégot mcigarette holder nfume-cigarettes m invcigarette lighter n
(portable)briquet m
(in car)allume-cigare m invcigarette machine ndistributeur m de (paquets de) cigarettescigarette paper npapier m à cigarettescigarette smoke nfumée f de cigarette(s)cigar lighter n (in car)allume-cigare m invcigar-shaped [sɪˈgɑːrʃeɪpt] adjen forme de cigare
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cigarette

nZigarette f

cigarette

:
cigarette box
cigarette case
cigarette end
cigarette holder
cigarette lighter
nFeuerzeug nt
cigarette machine
cigarette paper
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cigarette

[ˌsɪgəˈrɛt] nsigaretta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cigar

(siˈgaː) noun
a roll of tobacco leaves for smoking.
cigarette (sigəˈret) , ((American) ˈsigəret) noun
a tube of finely cut tobacco rolled in thin paper.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

cigarette

سِيجَارَة cigareta cigaret Zigarette τσιγάρο cigarrillo savuke cigarette cigareta sigaretta 紙巻きタバコ 담배 sigaret sigarett papieros cigarro сигарета cigarett บุหรี่ sigara điếu thuốc lá 香烟
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

cigarette

n. cigarro, cigarrillo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

cigarette

n cigarrillo, cigarro; electronic —, e-cigarette (fam) cigarrillo or cigarro electrónico; filter — cigarillo or cigarro con filtro
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
References in classic literature ?
Robert rolled a cigarette. He smoked cigarettes because he could not afford cigars, he said.
But his hands trembled, and one match after another either did not kindle or was blown out by the wind just as he was lifting it to the cigarette. At last a match did burn up, and its flame lit up for a moment the fur of his coat, his hand with the gold ring on the bent forefinger, and the snow-sprinkled oat-straw that stuck out from under the drugget.
A cigarette glowed amid the tangle of white hair, and the air of the room was fetid with stale tobacco smoke.
I ring for coffee, cigarette, and cherry brandy, and take my chair by the window, just as the absurd little nursery governess comes tripping into the street.
Ida was still sitting among her bottles, with a lit cigarette in her left hand and a glass of stout on the table beside her.
The first things I had been able to get for myself had been cigarette pictures, cigarette posters, and cigarette albums.
He took a cigarette and handed me the case, but I shook my head impatiently.
Even the mouth, with a cigarette to close it, was the mouth of Raffles and no other: strong and unscrupulous as the man himself.
Cleric went through canto after canto of the `Commedia,' repeating the discourse between Dante and his `sweet teacher,' while his cigarette burned itself out unheeded between his long fingers.
But there also stood Senhor Santos, almost precisely as I had seen him last, cigarette, tie-pin, and all.
He took a cigarette from the box, curtly inviting Aynesworth to do the same.
"Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities.