briquette

== English == === Alternative forms === briquet === Etymology === From French briquette, from brique (“brick”) + -ette (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /bɹɪˈkɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt Hyphenation: bri‧quette === Noun === briquette (plural briquettes) A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving. A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === briquette (third-person singular simple present briquettes, present participle briquetting, simple past and past participle briquetted) (transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks. == French == === Etymology === From brique (“brick”) +‎ -ette (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === === Noun === briquette f (plural briquettes) a small brick ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “briquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012