oleomargarine

/'ouliou,mɑ:dʤə'ri:n/ Cách viết khác : (oleo) /'ouliou/

Thân thiện

A cook uses oleomargarine to grease a baking pan.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter: "Oleomargarine" refers to a food product, typically solid or semi-solid at room temperature, that is manufactured primarily from vegetable oils. It is designed to look, taste, and function like butter.

Usage

• As a common noun: "Oleomargarine" is used to name the specific product. It is often shortened to "margarine" in everyday language.
  • For baking, she often uses oleomargarine instead of butter.
  • The recipe calls for one cup of oleomargarine.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Technical Context: The full term "oleomargarine" is more common in historical, legal, or technical contexts, especially when distinguishing it from butter or discussing its original composition, which sometimes included animal fats.
  • Early 20th-century laws regulated the coloring of oleomargarine to distinguish it from dairy butter.

Variants and Related Words

• Margarine (n): The more common, shortened form of "oleomargarine."
  • She bought a tub of margarine for the recipe.
• Oleo (n, informal): A further informal abbreviation of "oleomargarine."
  • (Less common today) He spread some oleo on his toast.

Synonyms

• Margarine: The direct and most frequent synonym.
• Butter substitute: A descriptive term for its function.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

Từ đồng nghĩa

• margarine
• margarin
• oleo
• marge