cigarrillo

/θiɡaˈriʝo/ · A2 · noun · m

cigarette

cigarrillo — cigarette

🚬 cigarro (cigar) + -illo (little) = little cigar

Spanish adds the diminutive -illo to cigarro, just as English adds the French diminutive -ette to cigar. Both languages build the word the same way: a small cigar. Masculine: el cigarrillo.

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