Cigar Meaning
/sɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
nounThe penis.
Sentence Examples
The tall guy smoking a cigar over there is a famous director.
I watched a ring of smoke that floated from his cigar into the air.
A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the fancy dinner, he lit a long, hand-rolled Cuban ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old man was seen smoking a large ____ on his front porch today.
Word Origin & History
From Spanish cigarro, of uncertain origin. See that entry for more information.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth[…]."
— 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter III, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
"A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’"
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the fancy dinner, he lit a long, hand-rolled Cuban ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old man was seen smoking a large ____ on his front porch today.