🇬🇧 Cigar meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A cigar is a thick, tightly rolled tube made from dried tobacco leaves. It is something only adults might choose to smoke, usually at special events or parties. Cigars are not toys, not snacks, and definitely not safe for kids (or anyone’s health). They make strong-smelling smoke and can harm people’s lungs and hearts, so they should always be kept away from children.

At the costume party, Dad used a breadstick as a cigar and then forgot and dipped it in the salsa.

Our teacher showed a cigar in health class just to say, “This is what not to put in your mouth, ever.”

The dragon said he didn’t need a cigar, because he could already make smoke rings with his nose for free.

The wizard’s wand turned his cigar into a cucumber, and he still tried to look cool while crunching it.

Long ago cigars were rolled by hand from tobacco leaves, and some were so big people joked you’d need a nap halfway through smoking one.

An old man sat on the bench, offered his cigar to a curious visitor. The visitor watched the cigar glow, held the cigar carefully, and felt the warm smoke on his cheek. He tasted the sharp smell of the cigar, coughed once, then handed the cigar back. The old man laughed and put the cigar away.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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