Petrol

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Homophones 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 See also

English

Pronunciation

• pĕt'rəl, /ˈpetrəl/, /"petr@l/

Homophones

• petrel

Etymology

• From the French (essence de) pétrole from petroleum, from the Latin petra stone, oleum oil.

Noun

1. (British, Australian, New Zealand) A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, and commonly used as a motor fuel.

Synonyms

• gasoline (US), gas (US)

Translations

motor fuel

Catalan: gasolina f, benzina f Dutch: benzine f Finnish: bensiini French: essence f German: Benzin n Greek: βενζίνη f

Italian: benzina f Romanian: benzină f Slovak: benzín m Spanish: gasolina f Swedish: bensin c

See also

• diesel
• leaded
• lead-free
• unleaded