noun
cigar
si-GAR/sɪˈɡɑːr/
A roll of tobacco leaves made for smoking.
An unlit cigar lies in its wooden box, wrapped in a smooth tobacco leaf.
Etymology
Spanish cigarro already named a roll of tobacco for smoking. It probably comes from a Maya verb meaning “to smoke rolled tobacco leaves,” though a Spanish insect name may instead be its source or have influenced it.
In context
for a gentleman to finish his cigar in a smoking carriage and then to change to a clearer atmosphere
More examples
- He examines the cigar's tightly rolled leaves.
- The shop stores its cigars in a humidified cabinet.
- She returns the unopened box of cigars.
Forms
cigar · cigars
Similar words
- cigarette
- A cigarette is usually tobacco enclosed in paper; a cigar uses a tobacco-leaf wrapper.