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gasolinera

petrol station

noun gah-soh-lee-NEH-rah Rare

Also means

gas station

Usage Note

Gasolinera is the standard term across Spain and most of Latin America for a fuel/petrol station. In Mexico gasolinera is also standard, while in some countries estación de servicio or bomba de gasolina are used. The fuel itself is gasolina (petrol/gasoline).

Examples

"Paramos en la gasolinera a repostar."

Natural Translation

We stopped at the petrol station to refuel.

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