bencina

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Benzin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /benˈθina/ [bẽn̟ˈθi.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /benˈsina/ [bẽnˈsi.na]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: ben‧ci‧na

Noun

bencina f (plural bencinas)

1. (Chile) gasoline, petrol

   Synonyms: gasolina, (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) nafta

Derived terms

• bencinera
• bencinero

 

Further reading

• “bencina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28