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petróleo

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra + oleum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peˈtɾɔlio/ [peˈt̪ɾɔ.li.ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlio
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧leo

Noun

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petróleo m (plural petróleos)

  1. petroleum, oil

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: pe‧tró‧le‧o

    Noun

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    petróleo m (uncountable)

    1. oil; petroleum

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /peˈtɾoleo/ [peˈt̪ɾo.le.o]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -oleo
    • Syllabification: pe‧tró‧le‧o

    Noun

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    petróleo m (plural petróleos)

    1. petroleum, oil
      • 2017 May 27, Matt Egan, “Trump quiere perforar petróleo en el frágil refugio de vida salvaje de Alaska”, in CNN en Español‎[1], archived from the original on 19 July 2019:
        La propuesta de presupuesto de la Casa Blanca hace énfasis en que se recauden casi 2.000 millones de dólares en ingresos durante la próxima década mediante la venta de arrendamientos de petróleo y gas en una rica sección sección rica en petróleo del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Ártico (ANWR, por sus siglas en inglés).
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • → Cebuano: petrolyo
    • → Tagalog: petrolyo

    Further reading

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