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

Other countries around the world are taking notes as Australia explores new territory that some say mirrors safety evolutions of years past – the dawning realization that maybe cars need safety belts, and that perhaps cigarettes should come with some kind of health warning. —Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025

Reid said the two went outside to have a cigarette and later, exchanged phone numbers. —Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025

Smoking of all kinds including e-cigarettes is prohibited. —Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Nov. 2025

There’s Nudist World, Mountain World, Studio 54 World, Smoker’s World (because cigarettes can’t kill you twice), and Man-Free World (now at full occupancy), among many others. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Nov. 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"