betume

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bittūmen, from Latin bitūmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈtume/ [beˈt̪u.mɪ]
• Rhymes: -ume
• Hyphenation: be‧tu‧me

Noun

betume m (plural betumes)

1. bitumen

   Synonyms: lustre, servus

Portuguese

Etymology

Seemingly from Catalan betum, from Vulgar Latin *bittūmen, from Latin bitūmen.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈtũ.mi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈtũ.mi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈtu.me/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈtu.mɨ/

• Hyphenation: be‧tu‧me

Noun

betume m (plural betumes)

1. bitumen

Derived terms

• betumar

Further reading

• “betume”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “betume”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026