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| cig·a·rette [ síggə rèt, sìggə rét ] (plural cig·a·rettes) or cig·a·ret [ síggə rèt, sìggə rét ] (plural cig·a·rets) |
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1. roll of shredded tobacco: a cylindrical roll of shredded tobacco leaves for smoking, with an outer covering of thin, usually white, paper
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2. roll of any leaves for smoking: a roll of shredded leaves of any kind for smoking, e.g. marijuana leaves or leaves of herbs
  a marijuana cigarette
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| [Mid-19th century. < French, "small cigar" < cigare (see cigar)] |
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