petróleo

Galician

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum.

Noun

petróleo m (plural petróleos)

1. petroleum, oil

Derived terms

• petroleiro m, petroleira f
• petrolífero m, petrolífera f

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈtɾɔ.lju/, /peˈtɾɔ.ʎu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈtɾɔ.lju/

• Hyphenation: pe‧tró‧le‧o

Noun

petróleo m (uncountable)

1. oil; petroleum

Derived terms

• petrolero m, petrolera f
• petrolífero m, petrolífera f

Related terms

• petro-

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtɾoleo/ [peˈt̪ɾo.le.o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oleo
• Syllabification: pe‧tró‧le‧o

Noun

petróleo m (plural petróleos)

1. petroleum, oil

Derived terms

• azul petróleo
• petrolero m, petrolera f
• petrolífero m, petrolífera f
• pozo de petróleo

Descendants

• → Cebuano: petrolyo
• → Tagalog: petrolyo

Further reading

• “petróleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014