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olive oil

/ˌɑləv ˈɔɪl/
/ˈɒlɪv ɔɪl/
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Other forms: olive oils

Olive oil is the liquid fat produced when the small fruit of a Mediterranean tree is squeezed. You can drizzle olive oil on your salad, dip your bread in it, or use it to stir-fry vegetables.

Oil extracted from olives has been used since ancient times, for cooking, moisturizing the skin, burning in lamps, and in religious practices. Today it's considered a healthy dietary fat, as well as a delicious ingredient in many foods. Olive oil is yellow or greenish in color, with a variety of flavors, from fruity to peppery to bitter, that result from different olive varieties. Its original name in English was oil of olives.

Definitions of olive oil
  1. noun
    oil from olives
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    type of:
    oil, vegetable oil
    any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
Pronunciation
US
/ˌɑləv ˈɔɪl/
UK
/ˈɒlɪv ɔɪl/
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