noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/
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/ˈfa.ə(ɹ).wʊd/triphthong smoothing
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/ˈfɑ.əː(ɹ).wʊd/triphthong smoothing
General-American:fīʹərwo͝od
General-American:fīr
General-American:/ˈfaɪ.ɚ.wʊd/
General-American:[ˈfaɪ.ɚ.wʊd]
Appalachia, Southern-US:[ˈfäː.ɚ.wʊd]
Australian:/ˈfɑe.ə(ɹ).wʊd/
rhymes with -ʊd
CMU ARPABET:F AY1 ER0 W UH2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:F AY1 R W UH2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fuel
2
noun
Meaning 2
wood used for fuel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they collected and cut their own firewood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fuel
Narrower terms: cordwood, backlog, brand, firebrand, pine knot
History
Etymology
From Middle English ferwode, fyrewoode, equivalent to fire + wood.
Across languages
Translations
154 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Ainu:
アベチクニ
(abechikuni)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Albanian:
karthi
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Western Apache:
bichizh
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Arabic:
حَطَب
(ḥaṭab)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Arabic:
حطب
(ḥaṭab)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Armenian:
վառելափայտ
(vaṙelapʻayt)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Armenian:
ցախ
(cʻax)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Assamese:
খৰি
(khori)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Asturian:
lleña
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Avar:
цӏцӏул
(ccʼul)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Azerbaijani:
odun
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Bashkir:
утын
(utın)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Belarusian:
дро́вы
(dróvy)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Bengali:
জ্বাল
(jal)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Central Bikol:
igatong
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Bulgarian:
дърва́ за горе́не
(dǎrvá za goréne)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Bulgarian:
дърва́
(dǎrvá)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Burmese:
ထင်း
(htang:)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Catalan:
llenya
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Chamicuro:
kajchi
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Chichewa:
nkhuni
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Chinese Mandarin:
柴火
(cháihuo)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Chinese Mandarin:
木柴
(mùchái)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Chinese Mandarin:
柴禾
(cháihé)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Chinese Pidgin English:
firewood
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Cree:
mihti
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Czech:
palivové dříví
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Czech:
dříví
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Danish:
ved
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Danish:
brænde
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Danish:
brændsel
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Dutch:
brandhout
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Esperanto:
brulligno
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Estonian:
lõkkepuud
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Ewe:
náke
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Finnish:
polttopuu
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Finnish:
klapi
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
French:
bois de chauffage
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Galician:
leña
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Georgian:
შეშა
(šeša)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
German:
Brennholz
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
German:
Feuerholz
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Greek:
καυσόξυλα
(kafsóxyla)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Ancient Greek:
φρύγανα
(phrúgana)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Gujarati:
જળણ
(jaḷṇa)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Gujarati:
ઇંધન
(indhan)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Gujarati:
બળતણ
(baḷtaṇ)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Gujarati:
ઈંધણ
(ī̃dhaṇ)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Gujarati:
એંધણાં
(endhaṇā̃)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Hebrew:
עֲצֵי הַסָּקָה
(ets hasaká)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Hindi:
लकड़ी
(lakṛī)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Hungarian:
tűzifa
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Hungarian:
tüzelőfa
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Icelandic:
eldiviður
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Indonesian:
kayu bakar
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Irish:
adhmad tine
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Italian:
legna
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Italian:
legna da ardere
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Japanese:
薪
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Jeju:
짇을낭
(jideullang)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Jeju:
장작
(jangjak)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Kapampangan:
panangab
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Kazakh:
отын
(otyn)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Khmer:
អុស
(ʼoh)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Khmer:
ឧស
(ʼoh)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Khmer:
សមិន្ធន៍
(saʼmɨn)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Korean:
땔나무
(ttaellamu)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Korean:
장작
(jangjak)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Central Kurdish:
ھێزِم
(hêzim)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Northern Kurdish:
êzing
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Southern Kurdish:
لێزمە
(lêzme)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Kyrgyz:
отун
(otun)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Lao:
ຟຶນ
(fưn)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Latin:
cremium
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Latin:
lignum
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Latvian:
malka
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Laz:
დიშქა
(dişka)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Lithuanian:
malkos
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Luxembourgish:
Brennholz
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Macedonian:
др́ва
(dŕva)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Macedonian:
огревно дрво
(ogrevno drvo)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Malagasy:
kitày
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Malay:
kayu api
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Malayalam:
വിറക്
(viṟakŭ)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Māori:
wahie
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Māori:
wahia
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Māori:
pīraka
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Māori:
pīrakaraka
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Māori:
pīraku
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Māori:
pīrahu
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Maybrat:
rako
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Mongolian:
түлш
(tülš)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Mwani:
uni
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Mwani:
lukuni
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Navajo:
chizh
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Nepali:
दाउरा
(dāurā)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Norwegian Bokmål:
ved
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ved
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Occitan:
lenha
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Ojibwe:
mishi
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Oromo:
qoraan
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Dari:
هیزُم
(hēzum)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Iranian Persian:
هیزُم
(hizom)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Iranian Persian:
هیمِه
(hime)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Plautdietsch:
Brennholt
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Polish:
drewno na opał
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Polish:
drwa
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Portuguese:
lenha
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Quechua:
yanta
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Romanian:
lemne de foc
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Russian:
дрова́
(drová)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Russian:
поле́нья
(polénʹja)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Sanskrit:
एध
(edha)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Scots:
eldin
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Scots:
elding
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Serbo-Croatian:
дрва
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Serbo-Croatian:
скосје
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Serbo-Croatian:
drva
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Serbo-Croatian:
skosje
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Slovak:
palivové drevo
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Slovak:
drevo
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Slovene:
drva
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Spanish:
leña
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Spanish:
escarabaja
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Swahili:
kuni
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Swazi:
lukhuni
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Swedish:
ved
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Swedish:
bränsle
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Swedish:
brasved
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Tagalog:
panggatong
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Tajik:
ҳезум
(hezum)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Tamil:
விறகு
(viṟaku)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Tarifit:
ašeḥruf
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Tatar:
утын
(utın)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Tewa:
son
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Thai:
ฟืน
(fʉʉn)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Tok Pisin:
paiawut
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Tok Pisin:
diwai
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Turkish:
odun
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Ottoman Turkish:
اوطون
(odun)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Turkmen:
odun
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Ukrainian:
дро́ва
(dróva)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Urdu:
لَکْڑی
(lakṛī)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Uyghur:
ئوتۇن
(otun)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Uzbek:
oʻtin
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Vietnamese:
củi
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Volapük:
filaboad
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Volapük:
filamaboad
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Welsh:
tanwydd
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Yámana:
touwa
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Yiddish:
ברענהאָלץ
(brenholts)
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Yoruba:
igi ìdáná
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
Zulu:
ukhuni
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
ǃXóõ:
ǀʻàã
— wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
