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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
'die Zigarette' and 'die Zigarre' are both tobacco products for smoking. They can easily be confused because the words sound similar and both have to do with smoking. A cigarette is small, thin, and wrapped in paper. A cigar is thicker and rolled from tobacco leaves. In everyday language, 'Zigarette' usually means the normal tobacco product that is smoked quickly. 'Zigarre' is more appropriate when referring to a larger, special smoking product enjoyed for pleasure.
Im Sommer sitzt mein Onkel im Garten und raucht eine Zigarre.
In summer, my uncle sits in the garden and smokes a cigar.
Vor dem Bahnhof raucht er noch schnell eine Zigarette.
In front of the train station, he quickly smokes a cigarette.