óleo

== Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), replacing the semi-learned form oyo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɔleʊ] === Noun === óleo m (plural óleos) fine flour (finest portion of ground grain, as in French fleur de farine) (Christianity) chrism Synonym: crisma (art) oil, as a medium for painting (dated) oil in general ==== Related terms ==== oliva oliveira === See also === aceite === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “oleo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “oyo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “óleo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “óleo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “óleo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “óleo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”), from Proto-Indo-European *loiu̯om. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔlju, (Brazil) -ɔʎu Homophone: (Brazil) olho (verb form) Hyphenation: ó‧le‧o === Noun === óleo m (plural óleos) oil (liquid substance extracted from animals, vegetals, or minerals) olive oil Synonyms: óleo de oliva, azeite oil-based paint oil painting Synonym: pintura a óleo essential oil Synonyms: essência, óleo essencial ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “óleo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “óleo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === olio === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoleo/ [ˈo.le.o] Rhymes: -oleo Syllabification: ó‧le‧o === Noun === óleo m (plural óleos) oil (liquid fat) Synonym: aceite oil painting (a painting done with oil paints) oil painting (the art of painting with oil paints) Synonym: pintura al óleo ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “óleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === References ===