Significado
kerosene, paraffin
- A flammable hydrocarbon liquid used as fuel, especially for jet engines and heating.
En una frase
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?
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| cherosene | masculine · singular |
| cheroseni | masculine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Typically treated as an uncountable mass noun; the plural is rare.
- Variant spellings 'kerosene' and 'cherosina' also exist, but 'cherosene' is standard.