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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHand-rolled cigarette
/ˈhænd.roʊld ˈsɪɡ.ə.rɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A cigarette made manually by an individual using loose tobacco and rolling paper, often using a small handheld rolling machine.
"He sat on the porch, patiently licking the edge of the paper to seal his hand-rolled cigarette." - 2
A colloquial or artisanal cigarette produced outside of standard commercial industrial manufacturing processes.
"Many pipe smokers also enjoy smoking a hand-rolled cigarette for a different flavor profile."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Compound of the words 'hand' (from Old English 'hand'), 'rolled' (past participle of 'roll', from Old French 'roller'), and 'cigarette' (from French, diminutive of 'cigare'). The term emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as manufactured cigarettes became mass-produced, distinguishing individual tobacco products assembled manually by the smoker.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hand-rolled cigarette" is said worldwide
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cigarette roulée à la main
Transliteration: si.ɡa.ʁɛt ʁu.le a la mɛ̃
"Il préfère fumer une cigarette roulée à la main."
Selbstgedrehte
Transliteration: zɛlbstɡəˌdʁeːtə
"Er raucht am liebsten eine Selbstgedrehte."
sigaretta fatta a mano
Transliteration: si.ɡaˈret.ta ˈfat.ta a ˈma.no
"Si è acceso una sigaretta fatta a mano."
cigarrillo de liar
Transliteration: si.ɣaˈri.ʝo ðe liˈaɾ
"Prefiere fumar un cigarrillo de liar de vez en cuando."
cigarro de palha
Transliteration: siˈɡa.ʁu dʒi ˈpa.ʎɐ
"Ele enrolou o seu próprio cigarro de palha."
हाथ से बनी सिगरेट
Transliteration: haath se bani cigaret
"उसने तंबाकू और कागज से एक हाथ से बनी सिगरेट तैयार की।"
手卷烟
Transliteration: shǒu juǎn yān
"他习惯自己抽手卷烟。"
말아 피우는 담배
Transliteration: mara pi-uneun dambae
"그는 직접 말아 피우는 담배를 피우고 있었다."
手巻きたばこ
Transliteration: temaki tabako
"彼は自分で手巻きたばこを作った。"
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