argan oil

British  

/ ˈɑːɡən /

noun

1. a yellow nutty-flavoured oil extracted from the ripe green olive-like fruits of the argan tree, Argania spinosa of SW Morocco, and used in cooking, medicines, and cosmetics

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Etymology

Origin of argan oil

C21: probably from Argana , a village northeast of Agadir, Morocco, where it is believed to have originated

Example Sentences

MARRAKECH, MOROCCOIn Jemaa el-Fnaa, the raucous main square in Marrakech, street merchants shout special prices for argan oil and wooden camel figurines.

From National Geographic • Nov. 9, 2023

With a Moroccan argan oil base, this formula contains essential oils to relax you before going in for the tweeze.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Most argan oil is produced by local cooperatives of Amazigh-speaking Berber women around the cities of Agadir, Essaouira and Taroudant where the argan tree, which bears small green fruit resembling an olive, is common.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2021

You could also use a beard oil for this, though Mr. McMahan has tried dozens and isn’t a big fan, because he thinks the argan oil found in many is drying.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2020

Now and then a train of camels swung along, carrying gum or wax or argan oil or almonds.

From In the Tail of the Peacock by Savory, Isabel