cigarette

noun

cig·​a·​rette ˌsi-gə-ˈret 

ˈsi-gə-ˌret

variants or less commonly cigaret

: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked

also : a similar roll of another substance (such as marijuana)

Examples of cigarette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The image, taken on the model's 33rd birthday, shows Moss seated at the bottom of a fire exit staircase wearing a fur coat with a pack of cigarettes in hand. —Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

If someone goes from a pack a day to one cigarette a week, that is very different from someone who continues smoking half a pack daily while vaping heavily. —Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

There’s still no answer for why the Ray County Sheriff’s Office spent more than $5,500 in county money on beer, cigarettes and, remarkably, 76 hams, the Missouri State Auditor’s Office announced this week. —Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026

Federal regulators are allowing sales of unapproved e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. —Leana S. Wen, Washington Post, 26 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

French cigarette, diminutive of cigare cigar, from Spanish cigarro

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cigarette

• anti-cigarette
• cigarette paper
• e-cigarette
• electronic cigarette

Rhymes for cigarette

• alphabet
• arpanet
• bassinet
• bayonet
• biuret
• clarinet
• coronet
• coverlet
• dataset
• epithet
• ethernet
• heavyset

Kids Definition

cigarette

noun

cig·​a·​rette ˌsig-ə-ˈret 

ˈsig-ə-ˌret

: a small roll of cut tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking

Etymology

from French cigarette, literally, "little cigar"