aceite
aceitar
- (transitive) to oil
- (Latin-America, transitive) to bribe
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧cei‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈθeite/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish azeyte (cf. Ladino azeyte), from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, “oil”) via Andalusian Arabic, cognate with Hebrew זית (záyit, “olive”).
Related words
lavender oil
bath oil
bergamot oil
viscous liquid
carbon oil
garlic oil
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