betume

Portuguese

Etymology

Seemingly from Catalan betum, from Vulgar Latin *bittūmen, from Latin bitūmen.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈtũ.mi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈtũ.mi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈtu.me/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈtu.mɨ/

• Hyphenation: be‧tu‧me

Noun

betume m (plural betumes)

1. bitumen