The difference between Cigar and Cigarette

When used as nouns, cigar means tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked, whereas cigarette means tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.


Cigarette is also verb with the meaning: to give someone a , and/or to one for them.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cigar and Cigarette

  1. Cigar as a noun:

    Tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

  1. Cigarette as a noun:

    Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.

  1. Cigarette as a verb:

    To give someone a , and/or to one for them.