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

Mindful handling of smoking materials: Prudently discard cigarette butts and avoid flinging cigarettes or matches from a moving vehicle. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2025

Senate Bill 1313 prohibits retailers from selling or advertising cigarettes, e-cigarettes or tobacco products using signs, logos or designs geared towards minors. —Eleanor Dearman updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025

The photographer Danny Cohen once shot a portrait of DeMarco submerged in a bathtub brimming with cigarettes; he was also photographed under what appeared to be a gentle rain of loosies. —Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025

My favorite layer for PM 2.5 data is in terms of numbers of cigarettes smoked per day. —Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 9 Aug. 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"