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canola oil

American  
[kuh-noh-luh oil] / kəˈnoʊ lə ˌɔɪl /

noun

  1. a rapeseed oil expressed from the seeds of several cultivars of canola, widely used as a cooking oil.


Etymology

Origin of canola oil

First recorded in 1980–85

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Carney said this month that Canada would allow 49,000 Chinese-made EVs to enter the country at a sharply lower tariff rate, and that Beijing would lower its levies for Canadian canola oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

The speech came on the heels of Canada striking a limited, preliminary trade pact with China that would lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and Canadian agriculture including canola oil.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

China is expected to lower levies on Canadian canola oil from 85% to 15% by 1 March, while Ottawa has agreed to tax Chinese electric vehicles at the most-favoured-nation rate, 6.1%, Carney told reporters.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

He started counting every “macro” — or macronutrient of proteins, carbohydrates and fats — that went into his body, adding thousands of calories of canola oil to his smoothies so he could put on weight.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2025

From Québec to British Columbia, honey bee colonies were given the job of pollinating some of Canada's most valuable crops -- apples, canola oil and seed, highbush and lowbush blueberry, soybean, cranberry and corn.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2024

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