oleo oil

noun

1. a product obtained from beef fat and consisting chiefly of a mixture of olein and palmitin, used for making butterlike foods.

oleo oil

/ ˈəʊlɪəʊ /

noun

1. an oil extracted from beef fat, consisting mainly of a mixture of olein and palmitin. It is used in the manufacture of margarine

Word History and Origins

Origin of oleo oil¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85