lucifer

Significado (Inglés)

A self-igniting match, i.e. one which could be lit by striking on any surface (as opposed to safety matches which only light against the material on the side of the box).

Oposto a

safety match

Sinónimos

match

friction match

fusee

hesperus

matchstick

venus

Traducións

Εωσφόρος

σπίρτο

Αυγερινός

fósforo

match

lucifer

fiammifero

zolfanello

🅰️

palito de fósforo

Lúcifer

cerilla

fósforo

fosforo

kibrit

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Originally a brand name for matches made by Samuel Jones from 1830, soon used generically for self-igniting matches of any brand. From Latin lucifer (“bringer of light”).