cigarette
pronunciation
How to pronounce cigarette in British English:
UK [ˌsɪɡəˈret]
How to pronounce cigarette in American English:
US [ˈsɪɡəret]
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- Noun:
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
Word Origin
- cigarette (n.)
- 1835, American English, from French cigarette (by 1824), diminutive of cigare "cigar" (18c.), from Spanish cigarro (see cigar). Spanish form cigarito, cigarita also was popular in English mid-19c. Cigarette heart "heart disease caused by smoking" is attested from 1884. Cigarette lighter attested from 1884.
Example
- 1. Worldwide cigarette sales are rising 2 percent a year .
- 2. She lit a cigarette and began to smoke .
- 3. The china national tobacco corp is the world 's largest cigarette maker .
- 4. He started tapping his cigarette .
- 5. The idea of a safer cigarette is not new .