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Added 9 October 2026

cigarette

/ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/ noun

In Latin: sigarellum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cigarette at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking.

Origin

Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette. By surface analysis, cigar + -ette.

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