óleo

See also: Óleo, oleo, oleo-, and oléo-

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin oleum (oil, olive oil), replacing the semi-learned form oyo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔleʊ]

Noun

óleo m (plural óleos)

  1. fine flour (finest portion of ground grain, as in French fleur de farine)
  2. (Christianity) chrism
    Synonym: crisma
  3. (art) oil, as a medium for painting
  4. (dated) oil in general
    • 1409, Pensado Tomé, edited by José Luis, Tratado de Albeitaria, page 109:
      Para esto val a manteiga mesturada con olio de louro
      For this is good the butter mixed with laurel oil

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oleum (oil, olive oil), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, olive oil), from ἐλαία (elaía, olive), from Proto-Indo-European *loiu̯om.

Pronunciation

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

  • Homophone: (Brazil) olho (verb form)
  • Hyphenation: ó‧le‧o

Noun

óleo m (plural óleos)

  1. oil (liquid substance extracted from animals, vegetals, or minerals)
  2. olive oil
    Synonyms: óleo de oliva, azeite
  3. oil-based paint
  4. oil painting
    Synonym: pintura a óleo
  5. essential oil
    Synonyms: essência, óleo essencial

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oleum,[1] from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoleo/ [ˈo.le.o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oleo
  • Syllabification: ó‧le‧o

Noun

óleo m (plural óleos)

  1. oil (liquid fat)
    Synonym: aceite
  2. oil painting (a painting done with oil paints)
  3. oil painting (the art of painting with oil paints)
    Synonym: pintura al óleo

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