How to Say "Cigarette" in Spanish

cigarrillo

/θiɡaˈriʝo/masculine

The English word "cigarette" is cigarrillo in Spanish. Wiktionary also lists pitillo and bambán.

Meaning: thin roll of tobacco made for smoking (noun)

Ways to say it

The term refers to a thin roll of tobacco made for smoking.

While pitillo and bambán are regional, cigarrillo is the standard, most widely understood term across the Spanish-speaking world.

In certain regions of Spain, particularly in Andalusia and the Canary Islands, pitillo is used to refer to a cigarette.

The plural form of cigarrillo is cigarrillos.

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The word cigarrillo comes from cigarra, which is the Spanish word for 'cicada'.
The word pito (the root of pitillo) is a very common slang term for a 'penis' in many Spanish-speaking countries.
In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word pitillo refers to a drinking straw rather than a cigarette.

Tom apagó su cigarrillo.
Tom put out his cigarette.
This sentence is useful for practicing the verb for putting out a cigarrillo.
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Me moría por un cigarrillo.
I was aching for a cigarette.
This sentence is useful for expressing a strong desire for a cigarrillo.
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Estoy apagando mi cigarrillo.
I am putting my cigarette off.
This sentence is useful for describing the action of putting out a cigarrillo.
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¿Tienes un cigarrillo?
Do you have a cigarette?
¿Me das un pito?
Can you give me a cigarette?
Me apetece un pitillo ahora.
I feel like having a cigarette now.
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