aceite

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) olive oil
2. (broadly,masculine) oil used for cooking or illumination

Verb

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

Hyphenated as

a‧cei‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈθejte/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese azeite (13ᵗʰ century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, “oil, edible or for combustion”). Cognate with Portuguese azeite, Spanish aceite, and Hebrew זית (záyit, “olive”).

Sentences

Na lareira da casa colócanse cirios ou lámpadas de aceite polas ánimas dos mortos .

In the hearth of the house sparrows or oil lamps are placed by the souls of the dead.