Meaning
soot
- a black powdery substance produced by incomplete combustion of organic matter
In a sentence
La canna fumaria era intasata da uno strato spesso di fuliggine.
The flue was clogged with a thick layer of soot.
Dopo aver pulito il camino, aveva le mani completamente nere di fuliggine.
After cleaning the fireplace, his hands were completely black with soot.
Non siamo riusciti a togliere la fuliggine dai muri senza ridipingere.
We couldn't remove the soot from the walls without repainting.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fuliggine | feminine · singular |
| fuliggini | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Used mostly in the singular as an uncountable mass noun; rarely pluralized.