Etymology
Borrowed from French cigarette, from cigare, from Spanish cigarro + diminutive suffix -ette.
Noun
cigarette (plural cigarettes)
- A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
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