petróleo

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Galician

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈtɾɔleo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔleo
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧leo

Noun

petróleo m (plural petróleos)

  1. petroleum, oil

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtɾɔ.lju/, /peˈtɾɔ.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtɾɔ.ljo/, /peˈtɾɔ.ʎo/

  • Hyphenation: pe‧tró‧le‧o

Noun

petróleo m (uncountable)

  1. oil; petroleum

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈtɾoleo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oleo
  • Syllabification: pe‧tró‧le‧o

Noun

petróleo m (plural petróleos)

  1. petroleum, oil

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: petrolyo
  • → Tagalog: petrolyo

Further reading

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