pétrole

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.tʁɔl/

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Noun

pétrole m (plural pétroles)

1. petroleum
2. oil
3. hydrocarbon

Derived terms

• bleu pétrole
• gaz de pétrole liquéfié
• pétrolage
• pétroler
• pétrolerie
• pétrolette
• pétroleur
• pétrolier
• puits de pétrole

Descendants

• → Chadian Arabic: فترون (fatarōn, fatrōn)

Verb

pétrole

1. inflection of pétroler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pétrole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• peloter