Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
cigar-shaped is an adjective meaning "tapering at each end". It carries one recorded sense.
tapering at each end
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for cigar-shaped come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.