Definition
An archaic or dialect word for a match or something used to start fire; possibly related to burning or friction-based ignition.
Etymology
The etymology is uncertain; possibly related to friction or burning concepts, or borrowed from a regional language. The word is quite archaic and rarely appears in modern English text.
Kelly Says
Before safety matches were invented in the 1800s, early fire-starters had colorful names like 'chibrit' that nobody uses anymore—language is full of ghost words for forgotten technologies, like 'phonograph' and 'VCR' that new generations won't understand!
Translations
ARالعربية
شيبريت
shi-bree-t
BNবাংলা
চিব্রিট
chi-bree-t
CACatalà
chibrit
chi-bree-t
CSČeština
chibrit
chi-bree-t
DADansk
chibrit
chi-bree-t
DEDeutsch
chibrit
chi-bree-t
ELΕλληνικά
χίμπριτ
khi-bree-t
ESEspañol
chibrit
chi-bree-t
FAفارسی
چیبِریت
chi-be-rit
FISuomi
chibrit
chi-bree-t
FRFrançais
chibrit
chi-bree
HEעברית
צ'יבריט
chi-ve-rit
HIहिन्दी
चिब्रिट
chi-bree-t
HUMagyar
chibrit
chi-bree-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
chibrit
chi-bree-t
ITItaliano
chibrit
chi-bree-t
MSBahasa Melayu
chibrit
chi-bree-t
MYမြန်မာ
ချီဘရိတ်
chi-be-reet
NLNederlands
chibrit
chi-bree-t
NONorsk
chibrit
chi-bree-t
PLPolski
chibrit
chi-bree-t
PTPortuguês
chibrit
chi-bree-t
RORomână
chibrit
chi-bree-t
RUРусский
чибрит
chi-bree-t
SVSvenska
chibrit
chi-bree-t
SWKiswahili
chibrit
chi-bree-t
TAதமிழ்
சீபிரிட்
chee-bree-t
TEతెలుగు
చిబ్రిట్
chi-bree-t
TRTürkçe
chibrit
chi-bree-t
UKУкраїнська
чибрит
chi-bree-t
URاردو
چِبِریت
chi-be-rit
VITiếng Việt
chibrit
chi-bree-t