cigar

noun

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

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The accompanying photo showed Rowling holding a cocktail and smoking a cigar aboard her superyacht, which is valued at $150 million. Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Cheers ends with Sam smoking cigars with Norm, Cliff, Carla, Woody, and Frasier while discussing the meaning of life. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025 Bill chewed his cigar nervously and hung on to the rod for dear life as the fish dashed headlong into a bed of weeds. Don Shiner, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025 There are cigars to be smoked, a headline-making bankruptcy and more tours. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cigar

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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“Cigar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigar. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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cigar

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

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