Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A compact roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A cylindrical roll of tobacco for smoking, pointed at one end for insertion into the mouth and cut at the other for lighting. It is made of the leaves of the tobacco-plant divested of the stems and enveloped tightly in a wrapper of the same material. A cigar of tapering form, but not pointed at either end, is called a cheroot. Also written, improperly, segar.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a roll of tobacco for smoking
Etymologies
- From Spanish cigarro, of uncertain origin; perhaps from cigarra ("cicada") or from Mayan sicar ("to smoke tobacco leaves"). (Wiktionary)
- Spanish cigarro, possibly from Maya sik'ar, from sik, tobacco. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“In the Island of Cuba that which we call a cigar is called a _tabaco_ (a tobacco) and when it is required to discriminate between the manufactured and unmanufactured article it is called _tabaco torcido_, or rolled tobacco.”
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce
“He paused to help himself to a cigar from the box on the table and to light it with a steady and defiant hand.”
“Follow up with a fine cigar from the San Andres Valley and a good cup of Soconusco cafe.”
“I hope that you are not that type of person, Jeff, but I also hope that you can understand that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole!
“I hope that you are not that type of person, Jeff, but I also hope that you can understand that sometimes a cigar is just acigar.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole!
“Boys, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and you should get your minds out of the gutter.”
“Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. gordonminor Says:”
“Yes, the worst cheapest Cuban cigar is no better and possibly work than the finest Garcia y Vega.”
“Like the Austrian said, "Sometimes a cigar is merely a cigar.”
“You know ... sometimes a cigar is just a cigar ... but not in this case.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cigar’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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EN - pronunciation fun
All words of the poem
The Chaos
by Gerard Nolst Trenité
Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse <...abyss, ache, actual, advice, aerie, age, ague, aisles, alas, alien, alive, allowed and 406 more...
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Realia from Everywhere
Culturally defined terms and expressions from the four corners of the world
fjord, mistral steppe, tornado, tsunami, polder, kiwi, koala, sequoia, Abominable Snowman, paprika, spaghetti, empanada and 299 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Public List: Free Association
Read the top word on the list and add a word that you associate with it. The association may be semantic, etymological, structural, literary, personal, etc.
Rules:
1. In t...mounch, mensch, trench, war, harmony, guitar, cigar, bubblegum, baseball cards, shortstop, bear, chained and 72 more...
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Things that smell better than they taste
See also Things that taste better than they smell.
coffee, gasoline, shampoo, petrol, paint, cut grass, baby, hair, mudflats, bicycle, coal, naphtha and 36 more...
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Color Words for Shoes
Vendors can get oddly creative.
amaranth, brindle, iguana, slate black, madder brown, bison, pinecone, seal brown, forest night, burnt orange, monument, beet red and 399 more...
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
Noodle, Nugget, Butter, Soft, Snug, Feather, Socks, Knit, Mug, Curl, Billow, Lounge and 315 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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billfence's Words
quotidian, flux, sawbuck, horsefeathers, chalcedony, harp, no, fox, tennis, badminton, flue, charm and 186 more...
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Words I like
This is a list of my favourite words (phrases) in english, as a second language. I love them mostly because of how they sound and their meaning.
ninja, cookie, skill, zip, plentiful, digg, debris, pancake, cucumber, fetch, pot, backpack and 461 more...
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Some Words I Love to Use
arcology, strumpet, crux, confected, pedant, bluestocking, cogitation, incensed, lovecraftian, cygnet, dactyl, adytum and 539 more...
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1906 Railway Cipher Code
Terms from the Standard Cipher Code of the American Railway Association, 1906. The terms were shorthand for common phrases used in telegraphic communications between station agents and Railway Asso...
abdominal, abetting, abiology, ablative, abnormal, abominate, aboveboard, abrasive, absinth, abstinent, accursed, acetate and 212 more...
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blacklist
misspelled/absurd/inappropriate color names
azur, caput mortuum, carrot orange, charcoal gray, chinese white, cosmic latte, dioxazine purple, eggshell white, emerald green, fluorescent orange, graying, grayish and 47 more...
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Stuffie: Burned!
Stuff you burn
Borrowed from uselessness and lifted from T-rex and Utahraptordraft card, friend, flag, evidence, rubber, house, skin, fingers, dinner, toast, witch, bridges and 24 more...
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Things that Roll, Things One Rolls, o...
alabama, jordan, burrito, wheel, tootsie, onion, kaiser, fat, sushi, california, stones, joint and 47 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for cigar.
hernesheir This word meant "Cannot be had under any circumstances" in the abbreviated jargon of railroad telegraphers. --US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906. Jan 21, 2013
bilby Cigar? Toss it in a can, it is so tragic. Oct 18, 2008
treeseed Have you ever had a bubblegum cigar? My favorite are the yellow banana flavored ones that sold for 5 cents when I was a kid. Feb 4, 2008
mollusque Guitars can be made from cigar boxes. See Free Associations. Feb 4, 2008