olive oil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-olive oil.wav

Word forms

olive oil olive oils

Etymology

From olive + oil. Compare earlier oil of olives.

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