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Definition of olive oil

olive oil

Plural:olive oils
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olive oil Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A pale yellow to yellowish-green liquid fat obtained by pressing whole olives, widely used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and traditional medicine.

Example

"She drizzled extra virgin olive oil over the fresh tomato salad before adding a pinch of sea salt."

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Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English 'olyve oyle'. Interestingly, the word 'oil' itself derives from the Latin 'oleum', which originally meant specifically 'olive oil', making the modern term technically redundant in its deep etymology.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Olive oil. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/olive oil
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