# aceite
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈθei̯te/ [aˈθei̯.t̪e]
* Rhymes: -ei̯te
* Syllabification: a‧cei‧te

### Noun

aceite m (plural aceites)
* oil (liquid fat)

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈθejte/ [aˈθej.t̪ɪ]
* IPA: (standard) /aˈθejte/ [aˈθej.t̪ɪ]
* IPA: (seseo) /aˈsejte/ [aˈsej.t̪ɪ]
* Rhymes: -ejte
* Hyphenation: a‧cei‧te

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese azeite (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, “oil, edible or for combustion”). Cognate with Portuguese azeite, Spanish aceite, and Hebrew זית (záyit, “olive”).

#### Alternative forms

* azeite (reintegrationist)

#### Noun

aceite m (plural aceites)
* olive oil
    Synonyms: aceite doce, aceite de oliveira, aceite de alcuza
* (by extension) oil used for cooking or illumination
    Synonym: óleo

##### Derived terms

* aceitar
* aceite de colza
* aceite de oliva
* aceite de palma
* aceite de xirasol
* aceitoso

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “azeite”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “azeyte”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aceite”, 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), “aceite”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aceite”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

aceite
* inflection of aceitar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈsej.t͡ʃi/ [aˈseɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈsej.t͡ʃi/ [aˈseɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈsej.te/ [aˈseɪ̯.te]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈsɐj.tɨ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈsɐj.tɨ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈsej.tɨ/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈsej.tɨ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈse.tɨ/

### Etymology 1
#### Verb

aceite
* inflection of aceitar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

aceite m or f (short participle, plural aceites)
* (Portugal) past participle of aceitar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /aˈθeite/ [aˈθei̯.t̪e]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈseite/ [aˈsei̯.t̪e]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -eite
* Syllabification: a‧cei‧te

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish azeyte (cf. Ladino azeyte), from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, “oil”) via Andalusian Arabic, cognate with Hebrew זית (záyit, “olive”).

#### Noun

aceite m (plural aceites)
* oil
    Synonym: óleo
* olive oil
    Synonym: aceite de oliva

##### Hyponyms

* aceite de canola (“canola oil”)
* aceite de coco (“coconut oil”)
* aceite de colza
* aceite de girasol
* aceite de hígado de bacalao
* aceite de linaza (“flaxseed oil”)
* aceite de oliva
* aceite de palma
* aceite de ricino
* aceite de sésamo (“sesame oil”)
* aceite esencial
* aceite mineral
* aceite onotado
* aceite vegetal

##### Derived terms

* aceitar
* aceitazo
* aceitero
* aceitoso
* ajiaceite
* balsa de aceite
* como el aceite y el agua
* perder aceite

##### Related terms

* aceituna

##### Descendants

* → Cebuano: asete
* → Huave: aset
* → Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: asiti

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

aceite
* inflection of aceitar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “aceite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10