char·coal
ˈchär-ˌkōl 
1
: a dark or black porous carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances (as from wood by charring in a kiln from which air is excluded)
2
a
: a piece or pencil of fine charcoal used in drawing
b
: a charcoal drawing
3
: a dark gray
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Nearly four in five people in Africa prepare their meals over open fires or traditional stoves, utilizing wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels, but moving towards clean cooking is hard when cooking in this specific way is part of your heritage and culture.
—Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 6 Feb. 2024
Ocean Motion: India food critic, journalist, TV personality and talk show host, Vir Sangi accompanies Rosenthal to Trishna, a superb seafood restaurant, for fish curry, charcoaled jumbo prawns, lobster in chili sauce and butter-garlic crab.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The anger in his eyes is not mollified by his charcoal suit, blue shirt, black tie, and black dress shoes.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Nearly four in five people in Africa prepare their meals over open fires or traditional stoves, utilizing wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels, but moving towards clean cooking is hard when cooking in this specific way is part of your heritage and culture.
—Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
Diet: People who eat lots of salty foods, processed, grilled, or charcoaled meats.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 6 Feb. 2024
Ocean Motion: India food critic, journalist, TV personality and talk show host, Vir Sangi accompanies Rosenthal to Trishna, a superb seafood restaurant, for fish curry, charcoaled jumbo prawns, lobster in chili sauce and butter-garlic crab.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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charcoal
noun
char·coal
ˈchär-ˌkōl
: a dark or black porous carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances (as from wood by charring in a kiln from which air is excluded) see activated charcoal
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