combustível

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French combustible, from Latin combustus (“burning”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.buʃˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [kõ.buʃˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.buʃˈti.vɛl/ [kõ.buʃˈti.vɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
  • Hyphenation: com‧bus‧tí‧vel

Noun

combustível m (plural combustíveis)

  1. fuel

Adjective

combustível m or f (plural combustíveis)

  1. combustible

References

  1. ^ “combustível”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “combustível”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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