Phrase guide

crude oil

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: petroleum, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fossil fuel, oil

Narrower terms: residual oil, resid

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: суров петрол — unrefined oil
  • Catalan: cru — unrefined oil
  • Chinese Mandarin: 原油 (yuányóu) — unrefined oil
  • Danish: råolie — unrefined oil
  • Dutch: ruwe olie — unrefined oil
  • Dutch: aardolie — unrefined oil
  • Esperanto: nafto — unrefined oil
  • Finnish: raakaöljy — unrefined oil
  • French: pétrole brut — unrefined oil
  • West-Frisian: ierdoalje — unrefined oil
  • Georgian: ნედლი ნავთობი (nedli navtobi) — unrefined oil
  • Georgian: გაუწმენდავი ნავთობი (gauc̣mendavi navtobi) — unrefined oil
  • Georgian: დაუმუშავებელი ნავთობი (daumušavebeli navtobi) — unrefined oil
  • German: Rohöl — unrefined oil
  • German: Erdöl — unrefined oil
  • Greek: αργό πετρέλαιο (argó petrélaio) — unrefined oil
  • Hungarian: nyersolaj — unrefined oil
  • Icelandic: hráolía — unrefined oil
  • Indonesian: minyak mentah — unrefined oil
  • Irish: amhola — unrefined oil
  • Italian: greggio — unrefined oil
  • Japanese: 原油 (gen'yu) — unrefined oil
  • Korean: 원유 (wonyu) — unrefined oil
  • Macedonian: су́рова на́фта (súrova náfta) — unrefined oil
  • Macedonian: непрочи́стена на́фта (nepročístena náfta) — unrefined oil
  • Māori: hinu urutapu — unrefined oil
  • Norwegian Bokmål: råolje — unrefined oil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: råolje — unrefined oil
  • Persian: نفت خام (naft-e xâm) — unrefined oil
  • Polish: ropa — unrefined oil
  • Portuguese: petróleo bruto — unrefined oil
  • Portuguese: petróleo cru — unrefined oil
  • Portuguese: crude — unrefined oil
  • Romanian: țiței neprelucrat — unrefined oil
  • Russian: сырая нефть (syraja neftʹ) — unrefined oil
  • Russian: неочищенная нефть (neočiščennaja neftʹ) — unrefined oil
  • Spanish: crudo — unrefined oil
  • Swahili: mafuta ghafi — unrefined oil
  • Swedish: råolja — unrefined oil
  • Tagalog: krudo — unrefined oil
  • Telugu: ముడి చమురు (muḍi camuru) — unrefined oil
  • Turkish: ham petrol — unrefined oil
  • Turkish: yer yağı — unrefined oil
  • Ukrainian: сира нафта (syra nafta) — unrefined oil
  • Ukrainian: неочищена нафта (neočyščena nafta) — unrefined oil