n.
Variant: also cig · a · ret
Pronunciation: ˌ si-g ə - ' ret, ' si-g ə - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French cigarette, diminutive of cigare cigar, from Spanish cigarro
Date: 1835
: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked also : a similar roll of another substance (as marijuana)