cigarette

CEFRA2

/ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A thin paper tube filled with tobacco for smoking.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them.

Examples

  • He ignored all the ‘No Smoking’ signs and lit up a cigarette.

  • The cause of the fire was his cigarette butt.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsɪɡəɹet/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • You burnt a hole in my coat with your cigarette.

  • Could someone cigarette me?

  • He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate.

Synonyms

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She crushed the used blank into the ashtray after taking a puff.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette. By surface analysis, cigar + -ette.