petrol

Meanings

1. 1
   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.

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.

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