fitil

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fitil

/fiˈtil/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فتیل (fitil), borrowed from Arabic فَتِيل (fatīl, “fuse, wick”).

noun fitiluri · fitil · fitilul · fitilurile

neuter wick
neuter fuse

In English

wick bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one

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@misc{fitil_2026,
  title = {fitil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/fitil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}