[ ˌkα:bjʊ'rɛtə , -bə- ]
(also carburetter , US carburetor )
■ noun a device in an internal-combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel.
Derivatives
carburetted ( US carbureted ) adjective
Origin
C19: from archaic carburet 'combine or charge with carbon' + -or 1 .