Definitions for OLEOˈoʊ liˌoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•le•oˈoʊ liˌoʊ(n.)
Older Use.
Ref: margarine .
Origin of oleo:
1880–85
oleo-
a combining form meaning “oil”:
oleoresin.
Category: Chemistry, Affix
Origin of oleo-:
< L, comb. form repr. oleumoil
Princeton's WordNet
margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge(noun)
a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
Wiktionary
oleo(Noun)
margarine, an abbreviation of oleomargarine.
Origin: From oleo, ablative singular of oleum.
Translations for OLEO
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
oil(noun)
a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals
olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.
- olieAfrikaans
- زَيْتArabic
- маслоBulgarian
- óleoPortuguese (BR)
- olejCzech
- dasÖlGerman
- olie; -olieDanish
- λάδι, πετρέλαιοGreek
- aceite; petróleoSpanish
- õli, naftaEstonian
- روغنFarsi
- öljyFinnish
- huileFrench
- שֶׁמֶןHebrew
- तेलHindi
- uljeCroatian
- olajHungarian
- minyakIndonesian
- olíaIcelandic
- olioItalian
- 油Japanese
- 기름Korean
- aliejus, alyva, naftaLithuanian
- eļļaLatvian
- minyakMalay
- olieDutch
- oljeNorwegian
- oliwa, olejPolish
- روغنPersian
- غوړPashto
- óleoPortuguese
- uleiRomanian
- маслоRussian
- olejSlovak
- oljeSlovenian
- uljeSerbian
- oljaSwedish
- น้ำมันThai
- yağTurkish
- 油Chinese (Trad.)
- олія; нафтаUkrainian
- تيل، روغنUrdu
- dầuVietnamese
- 油Chinese (Simp.)
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