asphalt

Pronunciation: /ˈæʃfɑlt/

The English word “asphalt” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.

verb

To pave with asphalt.

Etymology

From Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”). Displaced native Old English eorþtyrewa (literally, "earth-tar").

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