octano
Portuguese, noun/okˈtɐ̃.nu/
octano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “octane (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “alcano com a fórmula química CH₃(CH₂)₆CH₃; tem vários isômeros”.
What does octano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoctane (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alcano com a fórmula química CH₃(CH₂)₆CH₃; tem vários isômeros
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of octano
- octanos plural
- octana alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce octano?
- Brazil /okˈtɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /o.kiˈtɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /ɔkˈtɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to octano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is octano in Portuguese?
octano appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).