bitume

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) bitumen, asphalt, tar
2. (masculine, slang) street, sidewalk

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of bitumer:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of bitumer:

Concepts

bitumen

asphalt

pitch

tarmac

mineral pitch

macadam

tar

Synonyms

asphalte

malchance

poix

Translations

bitume

betume

Bitumen

asfalto

betún

asfalto

asfalto

asfalt

asfalt

zift

bitüm

asfalt

πίσσα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bi.tym/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: bitūmen

In summary

Borrowed from Latin bitūmen. Doublet of béton.