cigarette

== English == === Alternative forms === cigaret (dated) === Etymology === Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette. By surface analysis, cigar +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/, /sɪɡəˈɹɛt/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡəɹet/, /sɪɡəˈɹet/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsəɡəɹet/, /səɡəˈɹet/ (Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡəɾɛt/, /sɪɡəˈɾɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt Hyphenation: cig‧a‧rette === Noun === cigarette (plural cigarettes) A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cigarette ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cigarette (third-person singular simple present cigarettes, present participle cigaretting, simple past and past participle cigaretted) (transitive, slang, rare) To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them. Hypernym: light up === See also === cheroot == French == === Etymology === From cigare +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /si.ɡa.ʁɛt/ === Noun === cigarette f (plural cigarettes) cigarette Synonyms: clope, sèche, garo Hyponyms: Gitane, Gauloise Meronyms: filtre, papier, tabac ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “cigarette”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “cigarette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012