petrol

A2 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/ See IPA manual

Homophones

petrel /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/

Freq #7192

Meanings

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noun
A liquid fuel made from petroleum, used to power cars and other vehicles.

We stopped at the station to fill the car with petrol.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a liquid fuel made from... gas gasoline

Word family

Derived forms petrol-electricpetrolagepetroleomicspetroleouspetrolheadpetrolianapetrolicpetroliferouspetrolismpetrolistpetrolizationpetrolize

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petrol engine
an internal combustion engine powered by petrol

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Doublet of petroleum.

petroleum la-med πετρέλαιον Ancient Greek

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# petrol

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/
**Frequency rank:** 7192

## Meanings
1. A liquid fuel made from petroleum, used to power cars and other vehicles.

## Examples
- We stopped at the station to fill the car with petrol.

## Synonyms
- gas
- gasoline

## Derived Forms
- petrol-electric
- petrolage
- petroleomics
- petroleous
- petrolhead
- petroliana
- petrolic
- petroliferous
- petrolism
- petrolist
- petrolization
- petrolize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: petroleum
- Root: πετρέλαιον

## Etymology
Borrowed from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Doublet of petroleum.

## AI Etymology
Petrol was borrowed from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Doublet of petroleum. In present-day English it covers a liquid fuel made from petroleum, used to power cars and other vehicles. The wider family includes derived forms such as petrol-electric, petrolage, petroleomics, petroleous, petrolhead.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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