cigar

noun

ci·​gar si-ˈgär How to pronounce cigar (audio)
: a small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking

Examples of cigar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s always a mistress to go home to, a club where the waiters scurry to set up your special table, a cigar to be smoked or a bottle of champagne to open; there’s no need to worry about tomorrow. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024 Scott pauses, grins, and takes a long draw on a Montecristo cigar. Chris Nashawaty, WIRED, 30 July 2024 One of its major responsibilities was blocking American sales of Cuban cigars. Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 Clad in a full white silk suit, the artist, who signed to Death Row Records by Snoop Dogg just in 2022, stepped out with one last puff of his cigar before treating the audience to his molasses-smooth baritone vocals. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cigar 

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Word History

Etymology

Spanish cigarro

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cigar was in 1730

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Cite this Entry

“Cigar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigar. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

cigar

noun
ci·​gar sig-ˈär How to pronounce cigar (audio)
: a roll of tobacco leaf for smoking

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