Briquette
（重定向自Briquetting）
![Some charcoal briquettes](/Images/godic/202501/01/Charcoal_Briquette1715.JPG")
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![Briquettes on a record-length barbecue of 156 metres](/Images/godic/202501/01/156meter-bbqspies1716.jpg")
![Fuel briquettes, called mei (coal 煤), sold throughout China](/Images/godic/202501/01/Fuel_cylinders_011716.jpg")
A briquette (or briquet) is a compressed block of coal dust or other combustible biomass material such as charcoal, sawdust, wood chips, peat, or paper used for fuel and kindling to start a fire. The term comes from the French language and is related to brick.