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aceite

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “aceite” mean in English?

  1. the oil

    the oil (masc)

Example sentences

  • Cocino con aceite de oliva.

    I cook with olive oil.

  • El aceite está caliente.

    The oil is hot.

  • Necesito aceite para la ensalada.

    I need oil for the salad.

How to use it

Aceite means 'oil' (cooking, machinery). Masculine: el aceite. Plural aceites for varieties. Common collocation: aceite de oliva.

Common mistake

Aceite is masculine despite ending in -e: el aceite, NOT 'la aceite'. Spain is famous for aceite de oliva (olive oil).

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.