Meaning & Definition of word "Cigarette"
Cigarette
/ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt/
noun:
- 1. A unit of tobacco consumption.
- Example: After quitting cigarettes, he felt healthier and more energetic.
- 2. A small cylinder of finely cut tobacco delivered in a paper-wrapped roll, designed to be smoked.
- Example: He stepped outside for a quick cigarette during the break.
- 3. A similar item filled with substances other than tobacco, often used in a similar manner.
- Example: 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 of cigarette
Meaning: fag
● Example Sentence: He stepped outside for a fag.
Meaning: butt
● Example Sentence: She flicked the butt of her cigarette onto the ground.
Meaning: stogie
● Example Sentence: He enjoys smoking a stogie after dinner.