cigarette
noun
- small roll of cut tobacco designed to be smoked
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/ / /sɪɡəˈɹɛt/ / /ˈsɪɡəɹet/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cicādader. Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a Spanish cigarra? Spanish cigarrobor. French cigare Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French cigarettebor. English cigarette Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette. By surface analysis, cigar + -ette.
- 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.”
“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.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cicādader. Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a Spanish cigarra? Spanish cigarrobor. French cigare Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French cigarettebor. English cigarette Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette. By surface analysis, cigar + -ette.
- To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them.
“Could someone cigarette me?”