bencina

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Benzin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /benˈθina/ [bẽn̟ˈθi.na]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /benˈsina/ [bẽnˈsi.na]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: ben‧ci‧na

Noun

bencina f (plural bencinas)

(Chile, Peru) gasoline, petrol
Synonyms: gasolina, (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) nafta

Derived terms

bencinera
bencinero

Further reading

“bencina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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