alquitrán

• IPA^(key): /alkiˈtɾan/ [al.kiˈt̪ɾãŋ]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: al‧qui‧trán

alquitrán m (uncountable)

1. tar (substance)

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان (al-qiṭrán), from Arabic قِطْرَان (qiṭrān, “tar”). Compare Portuguese alcatrão.

• IPA^(key): /alkiˈtɾan/ [al.kiˈt̪ɾãn]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: al‧qui‧trán

alquitrán m (plural alquitranes)

1. (chemistry) tar, pitch

• “alquitrán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024