houtskool

Meaning

1. (masculine, uncountable) charcoal (heat-transformed wood)
2. (countable, masculine) a piece of charcoal

Concepts

charcoal

Synonyms

dovekool

Translations

Holzkohle

carvão

charbon de bois

carboncino

carbone di legna

fusain

carbón vegetal

carbón

odun kömürü

خهڵوز

ξυλάνθρακας

κάρβουνο

Zeichenkohle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɑu̯ts.koːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: houtcole

In summary

From Middle Dutch houtcole, equivalent to hout (“wood”) + -s- + kool (“coal”).