black gold

black gold

English

Etymology

From its black colour and high value.

Pronunciation

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Noun

black gold (uncountable)

1. (informal, idiomatic) petroleum

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:petroleum.

Translations

petroleum

Finnish: musta kulta French: or noir (fr) m Greek: μαύρος χρυσός (el) m (mávros chrysós) Italian: oro nero m

Portuguese: ouro negro m Russian: чёрное зо́лото (ru) n (čórnoje zóloto) Spanish: oro negro m Turkmen: gara altyn (tk)