Definition
Large outdoor fires built and lit for celebration, warmth, or ceremonial purposes; plural of bonfire.
Etymology
From 'bone fire'—originally large fires where bones were burned, either for practical or ceremonial reasons in medieval times. The word shifted to mean any celebratory outdoor fire.
Kelly Says
Bonfires literally meant 'bone fires' where medieval people burned bones to clean them before using them for tools—showing how our fun celebrations have some pretty dark origins!
Translations
ARالعربية
حرائق (ḥurāʾiq)
ħu-ra-ʔiːq
BNবাংলা
আগুন (agun)
a-goon
CACatalà
fogueres
foh-geh-res
DEDeutsch
Lagerfeuer
lah-gər-fɔɪ̯r
ELΕλληνικά
πυρκαγιά (pyrkaγía)
pir-ka-ya
ESEspañol
fogatas
foh-gah-tas
FISuomi
tulen liekit
tu-len lee-kit
FRFrançais
feux de joie
fœ dʒwa
HEעברית
להבות (lehabot)
le-ha-bot
HUMagyar
tűzrakás
tyooz-rah-kaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
api unggun
ah-pee un-gun
JA日本語
焚き火 (takihi)
ta-ki-hi
KMKM
ភ្លើង (phleung)
ph-leung
KO한국어
불꽃 (bulkkot)
bul-kkot
MSBahasa Melayu
kebun api
keh-bun ah-pee
MYမြန်မာ
တောင်ကုန်း (taung-koun)
taung-koun
NLNederlands
vuurkorf
voor-korf
PLPolski
ognisko
oh-nis-koh
PTPortuguês
fogueiras
fo-gwai-ras
RORomână
focuri
foh-koo-ree
RUРусский
костры (kostry)
kos-try
SWKiswahili
moto moto
moh-toh moh-toh
TAதமிழ்
காட்டில் (kaattiyil)
kaat-til
TEతెలుగు
చెరువు (cheruvu)
che-ru-vu
THไทย
ไฟป่า (fai pa)
fai-pa
TRTürkçe
bonfire
bon-fyar
UKУкраїнська
вогнище (vohnytshe)
voh-nytshe
VITiếng Việt
lửa trại
lwa-trai
ZH中文
篝火 (gāo huǒ)
gau hwo
ZUZU
isibindi
ee-si-bin-dee