briquette

Meaning

Noun

1. A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
2. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
3. A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.

Verb

To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.

Synonyms

briquet

cake

🍰

ingot

piece

pig

🐖

coal brick

full brick

brick

moulded coal

Translations

Brikett

briqueta

briquette

brique

agglomérer

Ziegel

briqueter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɹɪˈkɛt/

Etymology

From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).