Origin: French suffix -ette
Cigarette has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
"He took a drag from the cigarette, enjoying the taste of the finely ground tobacco inside."
Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.
"He carefully lit his cigarette and took a deep drag before exhaling a cloud of smoke."
In plain English: A cigarette is a small, thin stick of tobacco wrapped in paper that people light up and smoke to get nicotine into their bodies.
"He took out his cigarette from the pack and lit up before stepping outside."
Usage: Use the noun form when referring to the rolled tobacco product itself, while the verb specifically describes the act of providing or lighting it for someone else. Avoid confusing this term with "cigar," which is typically larger and made from whole leaf tobacco rather than shredded filler wrapped in paper.
To give someone a cigarette, and/or to light one for them.
"He leaned over to offer her a cigarette from his pack and lit it for her before she could even ask."
In plain English: There is no verb form of cigarette because it is only used as a noun to describe a small roll of tobacco that people smoke.
"He quickly cigarette in his office while waiting for the meeting to start."
The word comes from the French cigarette, which is a diminutive form of cigare. This in turn was borrowed from the Spanish cigarro with the addition of the small-size suffix -ette.