butano

butane (gas)

noun boo-TAH-noh Rare

Origin: From English butane, derived from butyric acid.

Usage Note

Butano is the everyday Spanish word for butane gas, most familiar in the iconic orange bombona de butano (butane canister) used throughout Spain for household heating and cooking. The orange gas canister is so culturally embedded that el butanero (butane delivery man) was a fixture of Spanish daily life for decades.

Examples

"Hay que cambiar la bombona de butano."

Natural Translation

We need to change the butane canister.

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