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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescharbon de bois
Pronunciation / Transliteration: charbon de bois
"Nous avons fait cuire les steaks sur du charbon de bois."
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A porous black solid, consisting of an amorphous form of carbon, obtained as a residue by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air.
"We cooked the burgers over hot charcoal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from char (the obsolete verb meaning 'turn to charcoal' or 'choke') + coal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "charcoal" is said worldwide
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charbon de bois
Transliteration: charbon de bois
"Nous avons fait cuire les steaks sur du charbon de bois."
Holzkohle
Transliteration: Holzkohle
"Wir haben Würstchen über Holzkohle gegrillt."
carbone di legna
Transliteration: carbone di legna
"Abbiamo acceso il barbecue usando il carbone di legna."
carbón vegetal
Transliteration: carbón vegetal
"Encendimos el fuego con carbón vegetal para la carne asada."
carvão vegetal
Transliteration: carvão vegetal
"O churrasco foi feito na brasa de carvão vegetal."
लकड़ी का कोयला
Transliteration: lakdi ka koyla
"हमने बारबेक्यू के लिए लकड़ी का कोयला इस्तेमाल किया।"
木炭
Transliteration: mùtàn
"我们在木炭上烤了汉堡。"
숯
Transliteration: sut
"우리는 숯불에 고기를 구웠습니다."
木炭
Transliteration: mokutan
"私たちは木炭で肉を焼きました。"
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