cigarillo
ci·ga·ril·lo/ˌsɪɡəˈɹɪloʊ/noun
cigarillo is spelled C-I-G-A-R-I-L-L-O: 9 letters and 4 syllables (ci·ga·ril·lo). It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cigarillo means “A thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cigarillo is cigarillos or cigarilloes.
How many letters and syllables are in cigarillo?
| Letters | 9: C-I-G-A-R-I-L-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ci·ga·ril·lo |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cigarillo?
Cigarillo appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cigarillo?
- US /ˌsɪɡəˈɹɪloʊ/
Cigarillo has 4 syllables, split ci·ga·ril·lo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with cigarillo?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cigarillo from its last stressed vowel (/ɪloʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cigarillo
- cigarillos plural
- cigarilloes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cigarillo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cigarillo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense thin cigar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cigarillo |
| German | Zigarillo |
| Portuguese | cigarrilha |
| Spanish | puro pequeño, cigarrillo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cigarillo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish cigarrillo, from cigarro (“cigar”) + -illo (“diminutive suffix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).