olive oil

noun

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

olive oil

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of olive oil¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

My favorite meal is gambas à guilho: shrimp sautéed in garlic and olive oil.

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I used blood orange and lemon, scraping their zest and squeezing their juice into the batter, which is enriched with more than a half-cup of olive oil.

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When it reached Mozambique, the majority of the bars, along with wine, gunpowder, olive oil, and dry goods, were used to purchase between 400 and 500 people.

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Mind you, this is the same influencer who went viral for making a “deconstructed salad,” which is essentially a whole romaine leaf dressed in lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

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Hard, waking just before the Atocha station to enjoy a jamón sandwich with grated tomato and olive oil as a smear.

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