Spanish word

butano

Pronunciation

IPA/buˈtano/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbutane

Example

¿Tienes butano para la estufa?

Do you have any butane for the stove?

Illustration for butano (butane)

More examples

He llamado al butanero para que traiga una bombona de butano.

I have called the butane delivery person to bring a butane canister.

Core concept

Four-carbon alkane sold as a liquefied domestic fuel with formula C4H10.

Common phrases

  • recarga de butano

    butane refill

  • cilindro de butano

    butane cylinder

  • bombona de butano

    butane canister

Similar words

gas: Gaseous fuel used for cooking or heating in homes.
bombona: Large refillable container used to distribute household gas for home use or exchange.
cilindro: Sturdy high-pressure metal cylinder for transporting or storing compressed gas.
balón: Rounded, bulb-shaped household gas bottle designed for domestic use.

Definition in Spanish

Gas utilizado principalmente como combustible doméstico en bombonas y estufas; químicamente es un alcano saturado con fórmula C4H10.

Word origin

The Spanish word comes from English and French butane, formed from butyl (ultimately from Latin butyrum 'butter') plus the -ane suffix for alkanes.

Usage tips

  • In casual Spanish, '¿Tienes butano?' commonly asks for a spare cylinder or a refill rather than a tiny can of lighter gas, so the phrase often implies a cylinder exchange.

Related words

  • butanerobutane delivery personnoun

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