petróleo
Galician
Etymology
From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum.
Noun
petróleo m (plural petróleos)
- 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/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtɾɔ.ljo/, /peˈtɾɔ.ʎo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈtɾɔ.lju/
- Hyphenation: pe‧tró‧le‧o
Noun
petróleo m (uncountable)
- oil; petroleum
Derived terms
- petrolero m, petrolera f
- petrolífero m, petrolífera f
Related terms
- petro-
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈtɾoleo/ [peˈt̪ɾo.le.o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -oleo
- Syllabification: pe‧tró‧le‧o
Noun
petróleo m (plural petróleos)
- petroleum, oil
Derived terms
- azul petróleo
- petrolero m, petrolera f
- petrolífero m, petrolífera f
Descendants
- → Cebuano: petrolyo
- → Tagalog: petrolyo
Further reading
- “petróleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014