charcoal
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charcoal
- /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ UK
- /ˈt͡ʃɑɹ.koʊl/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːkəʊl, -ɑɹkoʊl
Where it comes from
From Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old English cierran (“to change, turn”) + col (“coal”). By surface analysis, char (Etymology 3 [verb]) + coal.
noun charcoals
- impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen. The grate was laid with charcoal, to that she put a light, and then, as if she had forgotten something, hurried to the library, and carefully locked the door. First returning to see that the fire had kindled, she then went to the window, which, with the first gleam of moonlight, she cautiously unclo
- A stick of black carbon material used for drawing. He takes the prepared charcoal used by artists, brings it to a white heat, and suddenly plunges it in a bath of mercury, of which the globules instantly penetrate the pores of charcoal, and may be said to metallize it.
- A drawing made with charcoal.
- A very dark gray colour.
adjective more charcoal · most charcoal
- Of a dark gray colour. Two vultures […] stood silent side by side like smoking coworkers on break, one charcoal eye staring back at me indifferently.
- Made of charcoal. But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal.
verb charcoals · charcoaling · charcoaled
- To draw with charcoal.
- To cook over charcoal.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fusain, colorless, achromatic, charcoal-gray, charcoal-grey, charcoal gray, charcoal grey, oxford gray, oxford grey, wood coal, coal, coal-fired, fractionation, kettle, carbon, smut
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Every language
noun substance
| Español | carbón, cisco, herraj, erraj, piñuelo, herraje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숯 sut, 목탄 moktan |
| 日本語 | 炭 sumi, 木炭 mokutan, チャコール chakōru |
| 中文 | 木炭 mùtàn |
| हिन्दी | चारकोल cārkol, लकड़ी का कोयला lakṛī kā koylā, काठकोयला kāṭhkoylā |
| Kiswahili | kaa |
| Português | carvão |
| Français | charbon de bois |
| Deutsch | Holzkohle |
| Italiano | carbone, carbonella |
| Ελληνικά | κάρβουνο kárvouno |
| Română | cărbune, cărbune de lemn, cărbune vegetal |
| Русский | древе́сный у́голь drevésnyj úgolʹ, у́голь úgolʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | than gỗ, than củi |
| العربية | فَحْم الْخَشَب faḥm al-ḵašab |
| עברית | פֶּחָם עֵץ pecham 'etz |
noun charcoal drawing
| 日本語 | 木炭画 mokutanga |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 木炭畫 /木炭画 mùtànhuà, 炭畫 /炭画 tànhuà |
| Français | fusain |
| Ελληνικά | κάρβουνο kárvouno |
| Русский | рису́нок углём risúnok ugljóm |
noun stick used for drawing
| Español | carboncillo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 木炭 mokutan |
| 中文 | 炭筆 /炭笔 tànbǐ |
| Português | carvão |
| Français | fusain |
| Deutsch | Kohle |
| Ελληνικά | κάρβουνο kárvouno |
| Română | cărbune |
| Русский | у́голь úgolʹ |
adj colour
| Deutsch | Holzkohle |
|---|---|
| Italiano | antracite |
| Русский | древесный уголь drevesnyj ugolʹ |
Talk about this word "charcoal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/charcoal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. charcoal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/charcoal "charcoal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/charcoal.Cite this
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title = {charcoal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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