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cigaret

cigaret

1.8
A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪɡəˌrɛt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cigarrillo
  • He pulled a cigaret from the pack and lit it with a match.

Examples

  • He lit a cigaret after dinner.

  • Do you prefer cigarets or cigars?

  • She offered her last cigaret to a stranger at the party.

  • The doctor advised him to quit smoking cigarets for his health.

  • He pulled a cigaret from the pack and lit it with a match.

  • The doctor advised him to quit smoking cigarets for his health.

  • She offered her last cigaret to a stranger at the party.

Synonyms

cigarette
vscigaret
1.0

A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke

uses ground tobacco rather than cut tobacco in the same object
smoke
vscigaret
  • Informal
87 4.6

A cigarette or cigar, a small roll of tobacco you light to inhale

is specific to the paper-wrapped tobacco roll rather than to cigars
fag
vscigaret
  • Slang
11 9.9

A British informal word for a cigarette

is the general neutral term not tied to region or hand-rolling
cig
vscigaret
  • Informal
10 8.2

A short thin tube of tobacco that people smoke

is the neutral standard term rather than the informal name
coffin nail
vscigaret
  • Archaic
9.6

A cigarette you smoke that people say shortens your life

is the neutral term focusing on the object without risk emphasis

Surface Forms

cigaret singular
cigarets plural

Morphology

cigaret = cigar (transparent) = cigar + ette

The word is a diminutive formed from 'cigar' + the diminutive suffix '-ette', giving the sense 'small cigar', which maps directly to the modern meaning.

Etymology

Cigaret comes from the word cigar plus the French ending -ette, which means 'small'. So a cigaret is literally a 'small cigar', which explains why it is a thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper.