cigar

noun

ci·​gar si-ˈgär 

: a small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking

Examples of cigar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cigar lounge was steadfast in Sundance Square throughout Covid and the ever-changing business scene downtown. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

There is also a cigar company, Sr Valdes Cigars, registered to the same address, according to Florida’s Division of Corporations. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

The organisers did not set a new date for the 26th edition of the cigar fair. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

Also of note is the Malt Whiskey Bar, which specializes in the brown stuff and has an adjacent cigar-smoking terrace. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cigarro

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cigar

• close, but no cigar

Rhymes for cigar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• crossbar

Kids Definition

cigar

noun

ci·​gar sig-ˈär 

: a roll of tobacco leaf for smoking