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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

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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

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

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