cigar
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cigar
A smoking product made of rolled dried and fermented tobacco leaves, thicker than a cigarette.
Zur Feier des Tages gönnte er sich eine teure kubanische Zigarre.
To celebrate the day, he treated himself to an expensive Cuban cigar.
The most common verbs used with 'Zigarre' are 'eine Zigarre rauchen' (to smoke a cigar), 'sich eine Zigarre anzünden' (to light oneself a cigar), or colloquially also 'eine Zigarre paffen' (to puff on a cigar).
Nach dem Abendessen saßen sie auf dem Balkon und rauchten eine Zigarre.
After dinner, they sat on the balcony and smoked a cigar.
Cigars are often associated with special occasions, celebrations, or luxury. A typical expression is 'sich (Dativ) eine Zigarre gönnen' (to treat oneself to a cigar), which means allowing yourself something special.
Zum Abschluss des erfolgreichen Projekts gönnte er sich eine gute Zigarre.
To mark the successful completion of the project, he treated himself to a good cigar.
In the context of cigars, special accessories often appear. These include 'der Zigarrenschneider' (cigar cutter) for opening the cigar and 'das Zigarrenetui' (cigar case) for storage.
Er holte eine Zigarre aus seinem Etui und schnitt sie mit dem Zigarrenschneider an.
He took a cigar out of his case and cut it with the cigar cutter.
cigarette
Both words refer to rolled tobacco for smoking. A Zigarette is normally a thin roll of finely cut tobacco wrapped in paper, whereas a Zigarre is thicker and made from tobacco leaves. Use „Zigarette“ for the small paper roll and „Zigarre“ for the thicker roll made from leaves.
Nach dem Essen rauchte er eine dicke Zigarre aus gerollten Tabakblättern.
After the meal, he smoked a thick cigar made from rolled tobacco leaves.
Vor dem Essen nahm er eine Zigarette aus der dünnen Papierpackung.
Before the meal, he took a cigarette out of the thin paper pack.
