briquette
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briquette
- /bɹɪˈkɛt/ US
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).
noun briquettes · briquet
- A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel. […] 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.
verb briquettes · briquetting · briquetted · briquet
- To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
Translations
Talk about this word "briquette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/briquette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. briquette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/briquette "briquette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/briquette.Cite this
@misc{briquette_2026,
title = {briquette},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/briquette},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
