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English
Etymology
From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /bɹɪˈkɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
- Hyphenation: bri‧quette
Noun
briquette (plural briquettes)
- A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
1913, United States Congressional Serial Set, volume 6358, page 2724:[…] an eggette or briquette manufacturing contract, where, by the compression of tar with these fine particles of culm, there are made pieces of coal about the size of an egg […]
- A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
- A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
Translations
Verb
briquette (third-person singular simple present briquettes, present participle briquetting, simple past and past participle briquetted)
- (transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
French
Etymology
From brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
briquette f (plural briquettes)
- a small brick
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