firecracker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
An individual who is quick-tempered, rambunctious, or unpredictable.

Pronunciation

/ˈfaɪəˌkɹækə/ /ˈfaɪəɹˌkɹækəɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-firecracker.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-firecracker.wav

Word forms

firecracker firecrackers fire-cracker

Etymology

From fire + cracker.

Related words

fireworks

Derived words

firecracker chicken firecracker flower firecracker plant wet firecracker

Translations

Assamese: ফটকা Azerbaijani: zırpaket Bulgarian: пира́тка Bulgarian: фишек Catalan: petard Chinese Cantonese: 炮仗 Chinese Mandarin: 爆竹 Chinese Mandarin: 鞭炮 Czech: petarda Dutch: rotje Esperanto: petardo Eyak: LAdlahG Finnish: sähikäinen Finnish: papattimatto French: pétard German: Böller German: Feuerwerkskörper German: Knallkörper German: Kracher Greek: κροτίδα Greek: πυροτέχνημα Hindi: पटाका Hungarian: petárda Indonesian: air mancur api Indonesian: mercon Italian: petardo Italian: mortaretto Italian: castagnola Japanese: 爆竹 Japanese: 癇癪玉 Kapampangan: pamakbung Khmer: ផាវ Korean: 폭죽 Korean: 불꽃 Macedonian: пета́рда Malay: mercun Māori: tiripapā Norwegian: kinaputt Pohnpeian: anapi Polish: petarda Portuguese: traque Portuguese: bombinha Romanian: petardă Romanian: pocnitoare Russian: пета́рда Russian: хлопу́шка Russian: фейерве́рк Serbo-Croatian: petarda Spanish: petardo Spanish: piola Spanish: triquitraque Swedish: smällare Tagalog: pakbong Tagalog: rebentador Tagalog: labintador Tagalog: paputok Thai: ประทัด Tibetan: ཤོག་པག Turkish: havai fişek Turkish: kestane fişeği Urdu: پٹاخا Vietnamese: pháo

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