Diminutive of saffiaan (“saffian”), named after its use in certain cigar cases. The word's meaning must have shifted soon to “cigarette”, because the sense “cigar” is barely attested.
- IPA(key): /ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.tjə/, [ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.cə]
- Hyphenation: saf‧fi‧aan‧tje
saffiaantje n (plural saffiaantjes)
- cigarette
