firework
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firework
- /ˈfaɪɚˌwɚk/ US
Where it comes from
From fire + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Fjuurwierk (“firework”), West Frisian fjoerwurk (“firework”), Dutch vuurwerk (“firework”), Low German Füürwark, Füerwark (“firework”), German Feuerwerk (“firework”), Danish fyrværkeri (“firework”), Swedish fyrverkeri (“firework”), Faroese fýrverk (“firework”).
noun fireworks
- A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration. Commercial firework displays are commonly launched from boats or other vessels
Translations
Every language
noun exploding device
| Español | fuego artificial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불꽃놀이 bulkkonnori, 불꽃 bulkkot |
| 日本語 | 花火 hanabi |
| 中文 | 煙火 /烟火 yānhuǒ |
| हिन्दी | आतिशबाज़ी ātiśbāzī, आतशबाजी ātaśbājī, पटाखा paṭākhā, पटाका paṭākā |
| Português | fogo de artifício |
| Français | feu d'artifice |
| Deutsch | Feuerwerkskörper |
| Italiano | fuoco d'artificio, fuoco artificiale |
| Ελληνικά | πυροτέχνημα pyrotéchnima |
| Română | artificiu, foc de artificiu |
| Русский | фейерве́рк fejjervérk |
| Tiếng Việt | pháo hoa, pháo bông |
| العربية | أَلْعَاب نَارِيَّة ʔalʕāb nāriyya, مُفَرْقِعَات mufarqiʕāt |
| עברית | זיקוקי די־נור ziquqêi di-nur |
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title = {firework},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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