Luxembourgish

Noun

Briquet m ‎(plural Briqueten)

1. cigarette lighter

Synonyms

• Bricki

English

Alternative forms

• briquette

Noun

briquet ‎(plural briquets)

1. A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
   • 1911, F. H. King, Farmers of Forty Centuries

     Another pinch of charcoal was added and the process repeated until the mold was filled, when the briquet was forced out.

2. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
3. A moulded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
4. (dated) A cigarette lighter.
   • 1919, John Galsworthy, Saint's Progress

     Out of the corner of his eye he caught the flash of a man's "briquet" lighting a cigarette.

Translations

French

Etymology

Specialised sense of Middle French briquet ‎(“piece, morsel”), from brique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁikɛ/

Noun

briquet m ‎(plural briquets)

1. (obsolete) frizzen
2. (cigarette) lighter
3. (zoology) beagle
4. (heraldry) firesteel

Spanish

Noun

briquet m ‎(plural briquetes)

1. (Colombia) lighter

Synonyms

• encendedor m
• fosforera f (Cuba)
• lighter m (Panama, Puerto Rico)
• mechero m (Spain)
• yesquero m (Venezuela)