cigar

noun

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

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There’s also a fun, pub-like piano bar and a Connoisseur Club for cigars and cognac. — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 The cigar is the common denominator. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 The movie basically imports Superman’s moral code, which doesn’t really jibe in a story filled to the brim with cigar-chomping bounty hunters and outlaws. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 Torres, who works at Casa del Tabaco, a Calle Ocho cigar shop, noticed that more Americans purchased items than tourists from other parts of the world. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cigar

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cigarro

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cigar was in 1730

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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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