biocombustível

Portuguese

Etymology

From bio- +‎ combustível.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.o.kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [ˌbi.o.kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.o.kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [ˌbi.o.kõ.busˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.o.kõ.buʃˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [ˌbi.o.kõ.buʃˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.vɛl/ [ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.vɛl/ [ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.bɛl/ [ˌbi.ɔ.kõ.buʃˈti.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: -ivew, -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧com‧bus‧tí‧vel

Noun

biocombustível m (plural biocombustíveis)

1. biofuel (renewable fuel, liquid or gaseous, produced from organic plant matter, used in means of transport with a view to reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere)

Further reading

• “biocombustível”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “biocombustível”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024