cigarette

/ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/
noun

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

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

Similar and opposite words

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CIGARETTE at a glance

CIGARETTE has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (C 3 + I 1 + G 2 + A 1 + R 1 + E 1 + T 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,348 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with cigarette

All rhymes
  • CHARLOTTE14
  • PALETTE9
  • GAZETTE17
  • MATTE7
  • BRUNETTE10
  • CASSETTE10
  • ETIQUETTE18
  • ROULETTE8
  • CORVETTE13
  • SILHOUETTE13
  • LATTE5
  • BACHELORETTE19

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