"black gold" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-black gold.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: (crude oil; coal; black pepper): From its black colour and high value. Etymology templates: {{sense|crude oil; coal; black pepper}} (crude oil; coal; black pepper): Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} black gold (uncountable)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) Raw petroleum; crude oil. Tags: idiomatic, informal, uncountable Translations (petroleum): qara qızıl (Azerbaijani), zwart goud (Dutch), musta kulta (Finnish), or noir [masculine] (French), schwarzes Gold [neuter] (German), μαύρος χρυσός (mávros chrysós) [masculine] (Greek), oro nero [masculine] (Italian), czarne złoto [neuter] (Polish), ouro negro [masculine] (Portuguese), aur negru [neuter] (Romanian), чёрное зо́лото (čórnoje zóloto) [neuter] (Russian), oro negro [masculine] (Spanish), gara altyn (Turkmen)
    Sense id: en-black_gold-en-noun-z-2I8f1B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English oxymorons, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 5 18 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 4 9 29 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 44 11 19 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 8 18 24 Disambiguation of 'petroleum': 82 1 3 13
  2. Black pepper, in the context of being a historically valuable spice. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_gold-en-noun-K6-4cNO-
  3. Black-coloured gold, variously produced by patination, deposition, oxidation, etc. and used in jewellery or in high-technology applications. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_gold-en-noun-Z-~ZXGCe
  4. Coal. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_gold-en-noun-449b~w62

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