sigara
see-GAH-rah
How to say it
Swahilisigarasee-GAH-rah
Englishcigarette
Frenchcigarette
Meaning
A small roll of cut tobacco wrapped in thin paper, lit at one end and smoked; its smoke harms the lungs and the heart.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. Kuvuta sigara is to smoke and mvutaji wa sigara a smoker; pakiti ya sigara is a pack of cigarettes.
Examples
- Baba yangu aliacha kuvuta sigara miaka mitano iliyopita.My father quit smoking five years ago.
- Ni marufuku kuvuta sigara ndani ya basi.Smoking is forbidden inside the bus.
- Alinunua pakiti moja ya sigara dukani.He bought one pack of cigarettes at the shop.
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