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olive oil

American  

noun

  1. an oil expressed from the olive fruit, used in cooking, in salad dressings, in medicine, etc.


olive oil British  

noun

  1. a pale yellow oil pressed from ripe olive fruits and used in cooking, medicines, soaps, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of olive oil

First recorded in 1765–75

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The vessel was found piled high with hundreds of well-preserved containers, which were used to transport goods such as wine and olive oil.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Kreinbrink turned her experience into a wellness retreat business where people travel to Tuscany with her to harvest olives for olive oil, make wine and craft cheese on the farm, alongside local farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Myka’s fro-yo is served with toppings like extra-virgin olive oil, diced figs, Maldon salt and a hazelnut cream mixed with the crunch of kataifi, an ingredient made famous by Dubai chocolate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Higher consumption of olive oil, fish, and legumes was associated with increased levels of humanin.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Indeed, Athens’ most important exports to Ptolemy’s kingdom would not have been her signature products, such as wine, honey, and olive oil, or even books for the Great Library, but intellectuals like Eratosthenes himself.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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