English

Noun

bitume ‎(uncountable)

1. (poetic, obsolete) bitumen

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French

Noun

bitume m ‎(plural bitumes)

1. bitumen

Derived terms

• bitumer

Verb

bitume

1. first-person singular present indicative of bitumer
2. third-person singular present indicative of bitumer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of bitumer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of bitumer
5. second-person singular imperative of bitumer

Italian

Etymology

From Latin bitūmen, from Gaulish^[1]*bitu (compare Scottish Gaelic bìth ‘resin, gum’) and -ūmen from Latin ferrūmen ‘cement, glue’.

Noun

bitume m ‎(plural bitumi)

1. bitumen

Synonyms

• asfalto

Related terms

• bitumare
• bituminoso

References

1. ↑ bitumen ex ea Galli excoquunt; Pliny, 16, 75.