bencinera

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

German Benzoe

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

German -in

German Benzinbor.

Spanish bencina

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Spanish -era

Spanish bencinera

From bencina + -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benθiˈneɾa/ [bẽn̟.θiˈne.ɾa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /bensiˈneɾa/ [bẽn.siˈne.ɾa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ben‧ci‧ne‧ra

Noun

bencinera f (plural bencineras)

1. (Chile) petrol station, garage, filling station, gas station, service station

   Synonyms: (Chile) bomba de bencina, gasolinera, estación de servicio, (Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela) bomba, (Mexico) gasolinería, (Peru) grifo

Further reading

• “bencinero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025