petróleo

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum.

• IPA^(key): /peˈtɾɔleo/ [peˈt̪ɾɔ.le.ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔleo
• Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧leo

petróleo m (plural petróleos)

1. petroleum, oil

• petroleiro m, petroleira f
• petrolífero m, petrolífera f

• “petróleo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

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• Hyphenation: pe‧tró‧le‧o

petróleo m (uncountable)

1. oil; petroleum

• petro-

Borrowed from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum.

• IPA^(key): /peˈtɾoleo/ [peˈt̪ɾo.le.o]

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• Rhymes: -oleo
• Syllabification: pe‧tró‧le‧o

petróleo m (plural petróleos)

1. petroleum, oil

• azul petróleo
• petrolero m, petrolera f
• petrolífero m, petrolífera f
• sacar petróleo
• pozo de petróleo

• → Cebuano: petrolyo
• → Tagalog: petrolyo

• “petróleo”, 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