Word
cigarette
Phoneticscig·a·rette, stress on the third syllable
US/ˌsɪɡɝˈɛt/
UK/sˌɪɡəɹˈɛt/
Definitions
01tobacco roll
A2 · Elementary Countable noun
n. a thin roll of paper filled with tobacco that you light and smoke.
n. a small cylinder of finely cut tobacco leaves rolled in thin paper, typically including a filter at one end.
日本語:たばこ※
“He stepped outside the restaurant to smoke a cigarette before the main course arrived.”
“Public health campaigns have significantly reduced the social acceptability of smoking a cigarette in enclosed public spaces over the last few decades.”
02to provide a smoke
C2 · Proficiency Slang · Informal
v. to give someone a cigarette or light one for them.
v. to provide another person with a cigarette or to facilitate the lighting of one. Transitive use is restricted to specific informal contexts.
“He asked his friend to cigarette him since he had left his pack at home.”
“In the old noir film, the protagonist would cigarette his partner before discussing the details of the heist.”
Usage
This verb use is extremely rare and usually found in specific regional dialects or older slang.
Teaching tip
Learners should treat 'cigarette' almost exclusively as a noun; using it as a verb will likely confuse most native speakers.
Etymology
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A2 KeyIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.3.0–4.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 2.0–2.524–43TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.225–549
- Frequency
- Common
- Level
- A2 · ElementaryOxford
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