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

His mother, Tammy Martin, stood off to the side, smoking a cigarette, her salt-and-pepper hair in a ponytail, as her son recounted his decisions from a decade ago. —Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2025

Schmidt brought the other diver to his boat, where the driver was drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. —Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 5 July 2025

This photo illustration shows a man holding a cigarette on August 1, 2023, in Montreal. —Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025

The two left to get a pack of cigarettes, leaving baby Avery at home. —Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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"