Sigariliu
It was World No Tobacco Day yesterday which aims to raise awareness of the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use. How do you say “cigarette” in your language?
SIGARÍLIU • (si-guh-REE-lyoo)
cigarette
Tagálog (Filipino): sigarílyo
Etymology
From Spanish cigarrillo “cigarette”
Derived Word
PÁMANIGARÍLIU • (PAH-muh-ni-guh-REE-lyoo)
cigarette smoking
Tagálog (Filipino): panínigarílyo
Verb Conjugation
manigaríliu, mánigaríliu, ménigaríliu – to smoke cigarettes (Actor Focus)
Example Sentence
Alí ya masanting kéka ing pámanigaríliu. [Kap]
Hindî magandá sa’yo ang panínigarílyo. [Tag]
Cigarette smoking is not good for you. [Eng]
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