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briquette.

A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɹɪˈkɛt/US
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/bɹɪˈkɛt/US
  1. To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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