houtskool
Dutch
Alternative forms
- houtkool (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch houtcole, equivalent to hout (“wood”) + -s- + kool (“coal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
houtskool m (plural houtskolen, diminutive houtskooltje n)
- (invariable without an article) charcoal (heat-transformed wood)
- a piece of charcoal