How to pronounce naphtha
American English pronunciation
NAF-thuh
- IPA
- /ˈnæfθə/
- Syllables
- NAF · thuh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What naphtha means
A smelly, oily liquid made from oil or coal, used as fuel
In a sentence: The old lamp burned naphtha and left a sharp smell in the tent.
Where it comes from: It came through Latin and Greek, probably from an old Persian word that may go back to an even older word from ancient Iraq.
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