aceite
/aˈθeite/ · B1 · noun · m
oil
🫒 From Arabic az-zayt, olive oil: a-ZAYT becomes a-CEITE
Many Spanish words starting with a- or al- come from Arabic, which kept the article al-. Aceituna, the olive itself, comes from the same root, so aceite and aceituna go together: the olive and its oil.