alquitrán

Asturian

Noun

alquitrán m (uncountable)

tar (substance)

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْقَطْرَان‎, from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان‎ (al-qiṭrān, “tar”). Compare Portuguese alcatrão.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alkiˈtɾan/, [alkiˈt̪ɾãn]
Rhymes: -an

Noun

alquitrán m (plural alquitranes)

(chemistry) tar, pitch

Derived terms

alquitranar

Further reading

“alquitrán” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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