asfalto

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) asphalt (asphalt concrete)
2. (Brazil, masculine, regional) the developed part of a metropolitan city, as opposed to the (unasphalted) favelas

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of asfaltar

asfaltar

to asphalt (to pave with asphalt)

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Concepts

asphalt

tarmac

macadam

tar

asphaltum

bitumen

tarmacadam

blacktop

mineral pitch

Synonyms

alcatrão

betume

macadame

Translations

asphalte

asfalto

asfalto

Asphalt

asfalt

asfalt

άσφαλτος

asfalt

bitume

bitumen

bitume

πίσσα

macadam goudronné

quitrà

Pronounced as (IPA)

/asˈfaw.tu/

Etymology

From Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”).