margarine

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.
2. (dated, uncountable, usually) The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

Verb

To spread or cover (something) with margarine.

Synonyms

oleomargarine

marge

oleo

margarin

halvarine

butter

🧈

edible fat

lard

shortening

magarin

Translations

margarine

margarina

margarina

Margarine

margarina

μαργαρίνη

margarine

margarina

margarin

مارغرين

oleomargarina

مرجرين

ελαιομαργαρίνη

Oleomargarine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒə.ɹɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from French margarine, from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”), in allusion to its pearly lustre, with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine (“glycerine”). French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.