houtskool
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- houtkool (superseded)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch houtcole, equivalent to hout (“wood”) + -s- + kool (“coal”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
houtskool m (plural houtskolen, diminutive houtskooltje n)
- (uncountable) charcoal (heat-transformed wood)
- (countable) a piece of charcoal