houtskool

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • houtkool (superseded)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯ts.koːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: houts‧kool

Noun

houtskool m (plural houtskolen, diminutive houtskooltje n)

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

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.