cigar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sɪˈɡɑɹ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Spanish cigarro, of uncertain origin. See that entry for more information.
Meanings
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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[…].
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter III, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- (slang) The penis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cigars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cigar lighter · cigar beetle · cigar box guitar · pink cigar · cigarlike · cigar-box cedar · cigared · a cigar is just a cigar · a cigar is a cigar · cigar tree · cigarmaker · newspaper cigar · no cigar · cigalike · paper cigar · close, but no cigar · cigar box · cigar-shaped · cigar wrasse · cigar cutter · sometimes a cigar is a cigar · electronic cigar · close but no cigar · cigar jellyfish · cigar box guitarist · cigar minnow · cigarless · cigar comb jelly · cigar shark · Bondi cigar · cigaresque · cigar-chomping · cigar store Indian · cigar flower · cigar butt · cigarmaking · e-cigar · cigar smoke · cigardom · cigar plant · sometimes a cigar is just a cigar · cigar-smoke · cigar fish
Descendants
sikas · 시가 · ซิการ์ · sigara · sigâr · sìgá · シガー
Relateds
cigarette · cigarillo · cheroot
Synonyms
Translations (128)
la sigarum (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · fo vindil (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · scn sicarru (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ro țigară de foi (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · fr cigare (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · kmr puro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · uk сига́ра (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ms cerut (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · pt charuto (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · pa ਸਿਗਾਰ (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · yue 雪茄 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · tr sigara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ja 煙草 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · kk сигара (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · hsb cigara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · tk sigara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ko 려송연 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · sh cigára (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · vo zigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · hy սիգար (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · yi ציגאַר (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · da cigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ht siga (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · my ဆေးလိပ် (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ka სიგარა (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ja 葉巻 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · cmn 雪茄 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · twf pùruʼúna (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · nb sigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · az siqar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · mn сигар (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · mk пура (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · mi tikā (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · sk cigara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es breva (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · gd siogàr (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · rsk циґар (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · cmn 雪茄煙 /雪茄烟 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · fo sigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · is vindill (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · mr सिगार (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ko 시가 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · tl tabako (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · se sigára (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ko 잎궐련 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · hu szivar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es (Americanism) sharuto (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · io sigaro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ms cerutu (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · tg сигара (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · mi hikā (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · id sigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ko 여송연 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · fur zigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es trompetilla (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · kmr cigare (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ja タバコ (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ga toitín (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · vi xì-gà (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · th ซิการ์ (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · it sigaro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · bg пу́ра (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · et sigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · kmr çirût (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · nn sigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · sq puro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ta சுருட்டு (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · de Glimmstängel (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · km បារីស៊ីហ្គា (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · fa-ira سیگارِ بَرْگ (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ko 엽궐련 (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ur سِگار (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · szl cygara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · te చుట్ట (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · sv cigarr (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ca cigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · lo ກອກຢາ (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ru сига́ра (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · rm cigara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · tr puro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es puro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ro trabuc (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es calilla (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es veguero (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ar سِيكَار (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · sh цига́ра (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · el πούρο (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · my ဆေးပြင်းလိပ် (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · id cerutu (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · km ស៊ីហ្គា (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ga todóg (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · nl sigaar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · eo cigaro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es habano (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · tg сигор (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es cigarro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · hil abáno (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · lt cigaras (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · unm sikas (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · kl sikaaq (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ky сигара (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · pms sigala (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · lb Zigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · lv cigārs (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ug سىگار (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · uz sigara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · cy sigâr (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es tagarnina (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · hi सिगार (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · bn চুরুট (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · tl abano (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · cs doutník (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · sl cigara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · de Zigarre (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es chicote (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · fa-ira سیگار (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · chr ᎪᎦᏍᏗ (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · hi चुरुट (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · hrx Scharutt (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · srn sigara (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · fi sikari (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · he סִיגָר (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · es (Americanism) túbano (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · be цыга́ра (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ar سِيجَار (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ovd sigarr (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · ja シガー (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking) · pl cygaro (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking)