Luxembourgish

Fixspéin

Noun

Fixspoun m ‎(plural Fixspéin)

1. match, matchstick
   • 1991, Lëtzebuerger Beien-Zeitung, page 90:

     D'Beielarve gin normalerweis no der Verdeckelung futti, si schmëlzen zu enger bronger schläimiger Mass zesummen, déi e mat engem Fixspoun ewéi Läim aus der Zell erauszéie kann

     The bee larvae normally become damaged after the beating; they fuse together into a brown, slimy mass that one can extricate like glue from the cell with a match

Synonyms

• Fixfeier