cigar

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a roll of tobacco leaves made to be smoked

   He left the cigar unlit on the ashtray.

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Simplified etymology

Cigar entered English in the early 18th century from French cigare or Spanish cigarro; the word’s deeper origin is disputed. French also supplied cigarette, literally “little cigar,” in the mid-19th century, while the abbreviation ciggy dates from the 1960s.

From Spanish cigarro, of uncertain origin. See that entry for more information.

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