combustível

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French combustible, from Latin combustus (“burning”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.vew/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.buʃˈt͡ʃi.vew/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.buʃˈti.vɛl/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.buʃˈti.bɛl/

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
Hyphenation: com‧bus‧tí‧vel

Noun

combustível m (plural combustíveis)

fuel

Adjective

combustível m or f (plural combustíveis)

combustible

References

^ “combustível” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “combustível” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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