Meaning
kerosene, paraffin
- A flammable hydrocarbon liquid used as fuel, especially for jet engines and heating.
In a sentence
Gli aerei di linea utilizzano principalmente il cherosene come carburante.
Commercial airliners mainly use kerosene as fuel.
Sentivo un forte odore di cherosene provenire dal capannone.
I could smell a strong odor of kerosene coming from the shed.
Questa vecchia lampada funziona a cherosene?
Does this old lamp run on kerosene?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cherosene | masculine · singular |
| cheroseni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Typically treated as an uncountable mass noun; the plural is rare.
- Variant spellings 'kerosene' and 'cherosina' also exist, but 'cherosene' is standard.