Cigarette = папироса/сигарета/сигаретка

[david-us.livejournal.com]

Do these three words refer to something different?
папироса
сигарета
сигаретка

I did a little research and it said that папироса has a cardboard mouthpiece. That seems odd. Are there such cigarettes in Russia? Or, is that referring to a "filter", that is common with American cigarettes?

сигаретка appears to be in some kind of diminutive form. Do they have "little cigarettes", smaller than the average size, in Russia?

Which is more common?

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

Comments

[eloise-13.livejournal.com]

as a smoker, i can think of only one context in which i would use the word "сигаретка", which is a situation when i ask smb for a cigarette (like "простите, у вас сигаретки не найдётся?"). simply for the sake of politeness =)

[aimersun.livejournal.com]

Imagine, you ask someone: "Простите, у вас сигаретки не найдётся?", and he or she gives you a cigarette of a smaller size. :)

[eloise-13.livejournal.com]

guess, i'll have to make do with whatever's offered to me in this case =) at least they won't give me a "папироса" - i'm not a big fan of cigarettes without filters =)