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- [sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret]
- /ˌsɪg əˈrɛt, ˈsɪg əˌrɛt/
- /ˌsɪɡəˈret/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret]
- /ˌsɪg əˈrɛt, ˈsɪg əˌrɛt/
Definitions of cigarette word
- countable noun cigarette Cigarettes are small tubes of paper containing tobacco which people smoke. 3
- noun cigarette a short tightly rolled cylinder of tobacco, wrapped in thin paper and often having a filter tip, for smoking 3
- noun cigarette a small roll of finely cut tobacco wrapped in thin paper for smoking and usually having a filter tip 3
- noun cigarette a cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper. 1
- noun cigarette A thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking. 1
- noun cigarette smoking 1
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Origin of cigarette
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < French, equivalent to cigare cigar + -ette -ette
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cigarette
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cigarette popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cigarette usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cigarette
noun cigarette
- smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- puff — a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
- reefer — a refrigerator, especially one large enough to be walked into.
- cubeb — a SE Asian treelike piperaceous woody climbing plant, Piper cubeba, with brownish berries
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See also
Matching words
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