Mobil

See also: mobil, móbil, and mòbil

English

Etymology

From Mobiloil brand of automobile lubricating oil introduced by Vacuum Oil Company in 1904, synchronically clipping of automobile.

Proper noun

Mobil

1. A brand name associated with an Anglo-American oil company (of the same name) which merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil.

Descendants

• ⇒ Cantonese: 美孚 (mei⁵ fu¹)
  • → English: Mei Foo

Translations

brand name associated with an Anglo-American oil company of the same name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美孚 (Měifú)

• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• limbo