argan oil
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of argan oil
C21: probably from Argana , a village northeast of Agadir, Morocco, where it is believed to have originated
Example Sentences
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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
Southern Morocco would be lost indeed without argan oil, which is used for cooking purposes as a substitute for butter, and of which we had with us a large supply.
From In the Tail of the Peacock by Isabel Savory
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