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)
- 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)
Further reading
- “biocombustível”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “biocombustível”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025