oleaginous

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Oily, greasy.
  2. Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˌəʊ.lɪˈæd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəs/
Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French oléagineux, borrowed from Medieval Latin oleāginōsus (“oily”), from olea (“the olive tree or its fruit”).

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