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noun 
  1. (New Zealand) abbreviation of petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, and commonly used as a motor fuel.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: benzine
  • French: essence
  • German: Benzin
  • Italian: benzina
  • Spanish: gasolina
Etymology: From (essence de) pétrole, from petroleum, from (petrelaion) "oil of the rock", from Ancient Greek (petra) "stone, rock" + (elaion) "olive oil, any oilysubstance".


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