soot
noun /sʊt/
/sʊt/
[uncountable]- black powder that is produced when wood, coal, etc. is burnt
see also sooty煤烟子;油烟 - The fireplace was blackened with soot.
壁炉被煤烟子弄黑了。 - a cloud of smoke and soot
一团烟尘 - Her face was streaked with soot.
她的脸上布满了煤烟。
词源Old English sōt, of Germanic origin; related to German dialect Sott, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb sit. - The fireplace was blackened with soot.