cigaredo

Esperanto

Cigaredoj

Etymology

From French cigarette, from cigare (cigar) (via Spanish cigarro) + -ette (diminutive suffix). Possibly borrowed as a separate root from cigaro to reserve *cigareto (cigaro + -et-) to mean "small cigar".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡siɡaˈredo]
  • Rhymes: -edo
  • Hyphenation: ci‧ga‧re‧do

Noun

cigaredo (accusative singular cigaredon, plural cigaredoj, accusative plural cigaredojn)

  1. cigarette
    Ŝi ĉesis fumi cigaredojn antaŭ tri jaroj kaj fieregas pri ĝi.
    She quit smoking cigarettes three years ago and is very proud of it.
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