charcoal

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable, usually) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
2. (countable, usually) A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
3. (countable, usually) A drawing made with charcoal.
4. (uncountable, usually) A very dark gray colour.

Adj

1. Of a dark gray colour.
2. Made of charcoal.

Verb

1. To draw with charcoal.
2. To cook over charcoal.

Concepts

charbon de bois

charbon

fusain

braise

braises

houille

charbonner

Synonymes

coal

carbon

fusain

cinder

charcoal gray

char

wood coal

charcoal grey

coals

soot

charcoal-gray

charcoal-grey

oxford gray

oxford grey

chalk

crayon

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wood charcoal

anthracite

vegetable charcoal

charcoal drawing

cinders

coke

ember

embers

lead

live coals

pencil

📝

woodcoal

anthracite coal

charcoal crayon

charcoal pencil

charred wood

charbroil

multitude of firebrands

Traductions

carbón

Holzkohle

carvão

houtskool

carbone

carbón vegetal

Kohle

carboncino

carboncillo

carbone di legna

ξυλάνθρακας

carvão vegetal

κάρβουνο

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: charcole

Hérité de ancien anglais: cierran

In summary

From Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old English cierran (“to change, turn”) + col (“coal”); equivalent to char (Etymology 3 (verb)) + coal.