dièsel

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [diˈɛ.zəl]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [diˈɛ.zel]

Noun

dièsel m (invariable)

diesel engine
a vehicle that runs on diesel
(colloquial) diesel (fuel)
Synonym: gasoli

Further reading

“dièsel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“dièsel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“dièsel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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