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

In another scene, Pidgeon wraps herself in a robe while smoking a cigarette in the hotel’s bathtub. —Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026

Not accidentally with a swollen or exploding battery, but intentionally with a miniature cigarette lighter built into the top. —Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026

Lie’s Evans is gaunt and distant, a shy man hidden behind a veil of cigarette smoke, unable to process — or even express — his grief. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026

Exposure to e-cigarettes increased 243%, while exposure to traditional tobacco dropped by 43%, the study authors found. —Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Mar. 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
• bayonet
• biuret
• clarinet
• coronet
• coverlet
• dataset
• epithet
• ethernet
• heavyset
• internet

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"