combustible

/kombusˈtible/ · B1 · adj

fuel

⛽🔥 Same as English combustible; as a noun it simply means fuel

From Latin comburere, to burn up. It is an adjective meaning able to burn, as in English. As a noun, el combustible means fuel, the thing that burns. Gasolina and diésel are both types of combustible.

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