gasoline
Meaning
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- A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
- Any specific kind of gasoline.
- (slang) Marijuana, especially very potent or high quality.
- (slang) An alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Cazeline (possibly influenced by Gazeline, the name of an Irish copy), a brand of petroleum-derived lighting oil, from the surname of the man who first marketed it in 1862, John Cassell, and the suffix –eline. The name Cassell is from Anglo-Norman castel (cognate of English castle), from Old French castel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. The suffix -eline is from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil, olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Gasolene is found from 1863, and gasoline from 1864.
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