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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: cigare 'cigar', from Spanish cigarro; CIGAR

cigarette

 noun
     
cigarette
Related topics: Tobacco
cig‧a‧rette S2 W3 [countable]
DFT a thin tube of paper filled with finely cut tobacco that people smoke [↪ cigar]:
a packet of cigarettes
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