petrolifero

oil (adj.)

adjective peh-troh-LEE-feh-roh Less Common

Origin: from petrolio 'oil' + Latin -fer 'bearing'

Also means

petroleum-bearing

Usage Note

Petrolifero is the adjective relating to petroleum, as in industria petrolifera ('oil industry') or pozzo petrolifero ('oil well'). Note it derives from petrolio, not benzina (which is 'petrol/gasoline'). It agrees normally: petrolifera, petroliferi, petrolifere.

Examples

"La compagnia petrolifera cerca petrolio."

Natural Translation

The oil company is looking for oil.

Literal Translation

The company oil searches petroleum.

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