🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

pacote de cigarros

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pah-koh-teh deh see-gah-ros

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Packet of Cigarettes/ˈpækɪt əv sɪˈɡɛrɪts/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele comprou um pacote de cigarros na loja."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small box or container that holds a number of cigarettes.

    "He reached into his pocket and pulled out a packet of cigarettes."
  2. 2

    A unit of sale for cigarettes, typically containing 20 individual cigarettes.

    "She bought a packet of cigarettes from the convenience store."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'packet' originates from the Middle English 'paket', derived from the Old French 'pacquet', meaning a small package. 'Cigarettes' comes from the French 'cigarette', a diminutive form of 'cigare', which itself is derived from the Spanish 'cigarro'. The term evolved in the 19th century as tobacco products became more commercialized.

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