charcoal

BrE /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ AmE /ˈtʃɑːr.koʊl/

noun en → es

1 FUEL [singular] B2

a black substance made by burning wood in a special way, used for cooking or heating

carbón vegetal

  • charcoal + adjective

Collocations charcoal grill · charcoal briquettes

  • They use charcoal for cooking.

    Usan carbón vegetal para cocinar.

2 DRAWING [singular] C1

a drawing made with a stick of black carbon, used as an art medium

carboncillo

  • charcoal + adjective

Collocations charcoal sketch · charcoal drawing

  • She made a charcoal sketch of the landscape.

    Ella hizo un boceto con carboncillo del paisaje.