gas

noun GAHS Less Common

Origin: coined by Flemish chemist J.B. van Helmont (17th c.) from Greek khaos

Also means

natural gas

Usage Note

Gas is a loanword whose plural is gases (not gasses). In everyday speech it often means cooking or heating gas (gas natural), while gasolina (or nafta in Argentina) is the word for petrol/gasoline. In Mexico and parts of Latin America gas can also mean flatulence in informal speech.

Examples

"Necesitamos pagar la factura del gas."

Natural Translation

We need to pay the gas bill.

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