Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cigarillo

/ˌsɪɡəˈɹɪloʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: ci-ga-ril-lo
IPA: /ˌsɪɡəˈɹɪloʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cigarrillo, from cigarro (“cigar”) + -illo (“diminutive suffix”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɪɡəˈɹɪloʊ/

Inflected Forms

cigarillos (plural) cigarilloes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cigarillo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪɡəˈɹɪloʊ/.
What does cigarillo mean?: A thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper.
Where does cigarillo come from?: Borrowed from Spanish cigarrillo, from cigarro (“cigar”) + -illo (“diminutive suffix”).

How to pronounce cigarillo

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