Noun

1. a small brick, typically made of charcoal and typically 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. (obsolete?) 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.

Etymology

Noun

1. frizzen
2. (cigarette) lighter
3. beagle

Noun

1. lighter

Synonyms

• encendedor
• fosforera
• lighter
• mechero
• yesquero