dizeli

How to say it

Meaning

A heavy fuel oil made from petroleum, used in trucks, buses, tractors, generators and some cars.

Good to know

N class noun with no plural. It is sold beside petroli, petrol, and mafuta ya taa, kerosene; injini ya dizeli is a diesel engine.

Examples

• Bei ya dizeli imepanda tena wiki hii.The price of diesel has gone up again this week.
• Jenereta ya hospitali inatumia dizeli.The hospital generator runs on diesel.
• Lori hili linatumia lita mia za dizeli kwa safari.This truck uses a hundred liters of diesel per trip.

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