bituminoso

bituminous

adjective bee-too-mee-NOH-zoh Rare

Origin: From Latin bitumen (natural tar, pitch).

Also means

tarry

Usage Note

Bituminoso describes something containing or resembling bitumen (tar, asphalt). Common collocations: carbone bituminoso (bituminous coal), miscela bituminosa (bituminous mix used in road paving). The feminine is bituminosa; plurals bituminosi / bituminose.

Examples

"Il manto stradale è fatto di asfalto bituminoso."

Natural Translation

The road surface is made of bituminous asphalt.

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