kitchen match

• Termo obsoleto para um fósforo usado para acender fogo, normalmente guardado na cozinha para acender fogões ou velas. Essa expressão raramente é usada no inglês moderno.

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.

   Palito de fósforo

   • 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.