cigarette

noun

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

verb

(transitive, slang, rare) To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them.

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Where does cigarette come from?

The word cigarette breaks down into one root of Spanish origin: the root cigar-, from Spanish cigarro (“cigar”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.