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

Sherri’s Executive Lounge owner Nayeli Sharp, who runs the cigar lounge on 39th Street with her husband, Jason Sharp, is starting KC Pours this summer, available at select Kansas City events and for catering services. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

There’s also a fun, pub-like piano bar and a Connoisseur Club for cigars and cognac. — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

By 1884, a map of the Central Business District shows hotels, saloons, dry goods shops, cigar manufacturers, and stores selling everything from shoes, to jewelry and even a winemaker. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Torres, who works at Casa del Tabaco, a Calle Ocho cigar shop, noticed that more Americans purchased items than tourists from other parts of the world. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 July 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