kitchen match

• Terme désuet pour une allumette utilisée pour allumer un feu, généralement conservée dans la cuisine pour allumer des cuisinières ou des bougies. Cette expression est rarement utilisée en français moderne.

An old-fashioned term for a matchstick used for lighting fires, typically kept in the kitchen for lighting stoves or candles. The phrase is rarely used in modern English.

1. A matchstick used for lighting firesA2formal

   A small stick of wood or cardboard with a tip coated with a chemical that ignites when struck against a rough surface, commonly used in kitchens for lighting stoves or candles.

   allumette de cuisine

   • She used a kitchen match to light the gas stove.
   • He struck a kitchen match to ignite the candle.
   • Keep kitchen matches away from children.