cigar
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cigar
- /sɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/ UK
- /sɪˈɡɑɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Spanish cigarro, of uncertain origin. See that entry for more information.
noun cigars
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A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth[…].
Similar: stogie
- The penis.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: claro, cheroot, tobacco, smoke, box, coronet, elephant, pure, cuban, havana, stogy, cigarillo, panatela, perfecto, stogie, diadema
Translations
Every language
noun rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking
| Español | cigarro, puro, (Americanism) sharuto, habano, veguero, tagarnina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여송연 yeosong'yeon, 시가 siga, 엽궐련 yeopgwollyeon, 잎궐련 ipgwollyeon |
| 日本語 | シガー shigā, 葉巻 hamaki, タバコ tabako, 煙草 tabako |
| 中文 | 雪茄 xuějiā, 雪茄煙 /雪茄烟 xuějiāyān |
| हिन्दी | सिगार sigār, चुरुट curuṭ |
| Português | charuto |
| Français | cigare |
| Deutsch | Zigarre, Glimmstängel |
| Italiano | sigaro |
| Ελληνικά | πούρο poúro |
| Română | trabuc, țigară de foi |
| Русский | сига́ра sigára |
| Tiếng Việt | xì-gà |
| العربية | سِيجَار sījār, سِيكَار sīkār |
| עברית | סִיגָר sigár |
Talk about this word "cigar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cigar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cigar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cigar "cigar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cigar.Cite this
@misc{cigar_2026,
title = {cigar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cigar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
