aceite
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See also: aceité
Asturian
Pronunciation
Noun
aceite m (plural aceites)
- oil (liquid fat)
Galician
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ejte
- Hyphenation: a‧cei‧te
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese azeite (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, “oil, edible or for combustion”). Cognate with Portuguese azeite, Spanish aceite, and Hebrew זית (záyit, “olive”).
Alternative forms
Noun
aceite m (plural aceites)
- olive oil
- Synonyms: aceite doce, aceite de oliveira, aceite de alcuza
- (by extension) oil used for cooking or illumination
- Synonym: óleo
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “azeite”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “azeyte”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aceite”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aceite”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aceite”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
aceite
- inflection of aceitar:
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
aceite
- inflection of aceitar:
Etymology 2
Participle
aceite m or f (short participle, plural aceites)
- (Portugal) past participle of aceitar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθeite/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈseite/
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -eite
- Syllabification: a‧cei‧te
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish azeyte (cf. Ladino azeyte), from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, “oil”) via Andalusian Arabic, cognate with Hebrew זית (záyit, “olive”).
Noun
aceite m (plural aceites)
- oil
- Synonym: óleo
- olive oil
- Synonym: aceite de oliva
Hyponyms
- aceite de canola (“canola oil”)
- aceite de coco (“coconut oil”)
- aceite de colza
- aceite de girasol
- aceite de hígado de bacalao
- aceite de linaza (“flaxseed oil”)
- aceite de oliva
- aceite de palma
- aceite de ricino
- aceite de sésamo (“sesame oil”)
- aceite esencial
- aceite onotado
- aceite vegetal
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
aceite
- inflection of aceitar:
Further reading
- “aceite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10