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cigarette

n. countable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˌsɪɡɝˈɛt// UK //sˌɪɡəɹˈɛt// cig·a·rette Archaic General-service Slang

n. a thin tube of paper filled with dried tobacco that people light and smoke.

n. a narrow cylinder of finely cut tobacco leaves rolled in thin paper, intended for smoking.


SIMPLE

He stepped outside to smoke a cigarette.

CONTEXTUAL

The hotel has a strict policy against smoking a cigarette in any of the guest rooms.

COMPLEX

Public health campaigns have significantly reduced the social acceptability of lighting a cigarette in shared indoor spaces, leading to widespread legislative bans across many urban centers.

Synonyms
Origin

Etymology tree Latin cicādader. Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a Spanish cigarra? Spanish cigarrobor. French cigare French -ette French cigarettebor. English cigarette Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette. By surface analysis, cigar + -ette.

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