biocombustível

Portuguese

Etymology

From bio- +‎ combustível.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.o.kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [ˌbi.o.kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌbi.o.kõ.buʃˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [ˌbi.o.kõ.buʃˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.vɛl/ [ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.vɛɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.bɛl/ [ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.βɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: -ivew, -ivɛl
  • Hyphenation: bi‧o‧com‧bus‧tí‧vel

Noun

biocombustível m (plural biocombustíveis)

  1. biofuel (renewable fuel, liquid or gaseous, produced from organic plant matter, used in means of transport with a view to reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere)

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