Meaning
cigarette
In a sentence
Hai una sigaretta da darmi, per favore?
Do you have a cigarette to give me, please?
Ieri ho trovato una sigaretta nel mio zaino.
Yesterday I found a cigarette in my backpack.
Non fumo più, nemmeno una sigaretta al giorno.
I don't smoke anymore, not even one cigarette a day.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sigaretta | feminine · singular |
| sigarette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use sigaretta for a manufactured cigarette; sigaro is a cigar, and canna is slang for a joint.
- Common with fare: fumare una sigaretta or farsi una sigaretta. Farsi is informal and often means smoking one for yourself.
- For packs, say un pacchetto di sigarette. The plural sigarette is very common in everyday speech.