charcoal

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

houtskool

dovekool

antraciet

kool

steenkool

tekenkool

Synoniemen

coal

carbon

fusain

cinder

charcoal gray

char

wood coal

charcoal grey

coals

soot

charcoal-gray

charcoal-grey

oxford gray

oxford grey

chalk

crayon

🖍️

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

Vertalingen

charbon de bois

carbón

charbon

Holzkohle

carvão

carbone

carbón vegetal

Kohle

carboncino

carbone di legna

carboncillo

carvão vegetal

fusain

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: charcole

Overgenomen van Oudengels: 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.