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    Cigarette

    /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt/

    Meaning & Definition

    noun
    A unit of tobacco consumption.
    After quitting cigarettes, he felt healthier and more energetic.
    A small cylinder of finely cut tobacco delivered in a paper-wrapped roll, designed to be smoked.
    He stepped outside for a quick cigarette during the break.
    A similar item filled with substances other than tobacco, often used in a similar manner.
    She offered him a cigarette filled with herbal blends instead of nicotine.

    Etymology

    From French 'cigarette', diminutive of 'cigare', from Spanish 'cigarrillo', from 'cigarro'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    light up a cigarette:
    To ignite a cigarette for smoking.
    take a puff:
    To inhale smoke from a cigarette.
    butt out:
    To extinguish a cigarette.

    Related Words

    tobacco
    A plant whose leaves are used to produce cigarettes and other products.
    smoking
    The act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of burning tobacco.
    nicotine
    A stimulating and highly addictive psychoactive drug found in tobacco.

    Slang Meanings

    fag
    He stepped outside for a fag.
    butt
    She flicked the butt of her cigarette onto the ground.
    stogie
    He enjoys smoking a stogie after dinner.