vaselina

Italian

Alternative forms

• vasellina

Etymology

Internationalism. See English vaseline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.zeˈli.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: va‧se‧lì‧na

Noun

vaselina f (plural vaseline)

1. vaseline, petroleum jelly, petrolatum

   Synonym: petrolato

Anagrams

• lesinava

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Germanic *watōr

Proto-West Germanic *watar

Old High German waȥȥar

Middle High German wazzer

German Wasser

Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ine

English vaselinebor.

Portuguese vaselina

Internationalism. See English vaseline and French vaseline.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.zeˈlĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.zeˈlĩ.nɐ/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /va.zeˈli.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: va‧se‧li‧na

Noun

vaselina f (plural vaselinas)

1. vaseline, petroleum jelly, petrolatum

   Synonyms: gelatina de petróleo, petrolato

Noun

vaselina m or f by sense (plural vaselinas)

1. (figurative, colloquial) people pleaser

Noun

vaselina m (plural vaselinas)

1. (handball) lob, chip

Further reading

• “vaselina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vaselina”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “vaselina”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “vaselina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Internationalism. See English vaseline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baseˈlina/ [ba.seˈli.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: va‧se‧li‧na

Noun

vaselina f (plural vaselinas)

1. vaseline, petroleum jelly, petrolatum

   Synonym: petrolato

2. (soccer) lob, chip

   Synonym: globo

Further reading

• “vaselina”, 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