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Pronunciation
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Etymology
From ME. banefire or bonnefire (bone + fire), deriving from the Celtic practice of burning animal bones in fires
Noun
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- fire A large, controlled outdoor fire, as a signal or to celebrate something.
Derived terms
bonfire night
Translations
trans-top|large, outdoor controlled fire
Dutch: vreugdevuur n
Finnish: kokko
French: feu de joie m
German: Freudenfeuer n
Italian: falò m
Korean: ��� (hwatotbul), 모�� (modakbul)
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Norwegian: t-|no|bål|n
Portuguese: fogueira f
Russian: ко���� (kostjór) m
Slovene: kres m
Spanish: fogata f
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See also
balefire, implying baleful fire
bale akin to Old High German balo, Old Norse böl "evil, destruction, disaster"
bale akin to Old English b�l, Old Norse bál "bonfire, fire"
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