briquette en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɹɪˈkɛt/ (US)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).
Meanings
-
A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
[…] an eggette or briquette manufacturing contract, where, by the compression of tar with these fine particles of culm, there are made pieces of coal about the size of an egg […]
1913, United States Congressional Serial Set, volume 6358, page 2724:
- A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
- A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| briquet | alternative | lexicographic | |
| briquettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
mk брике́т (small brick) · fi briketti (small brick) · pt briquete (small brick) · nl briket (small brick) · pl brykiet (small brick) · tr briket (small brick) · cs briketa (small brick) · ru брике́т (small brick) · fr briquette (small brick) · da briket (small brick) · de Brikett (small brick) · sv brikett (small brick) · hu brikett (small brick)