cigaret
- noun
- /ˈsɪɡəˌrɛt/
- Archaic
- He pulled a cigaret from the pack and lit it with a match.
Examples
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He lit a cigaret after dinner.
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Do you prefer cigarets or cigars?
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She offered her last cigaret to a stranger at the party.
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The doctor advised him to quit smoking cigarets for his health.
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He pulled a cigaret from the pack and lit it with a match.
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The doctor advised him to quit smoking cigarets for his health.
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She offered her last cigaret to a stranger at the party.
Synonyms
A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke
A cigarette or cigar, a small roll of tobacco you light to inhale
A British informal word for a cigarette
A short thin tube of tobacco that people smoke
A cigarette you smoke that people say shortens your life
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.