peanut oil

American  

[pee-nuht oil, -nuht] / ˈpiˌnʌt ˌɔɪl, -nət /

noun

peanut oils plural

1. a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cooking, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of soap.

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peanut oil British  

noun

1. oil that is made from peanut seeds and used for cooking, in soaps, and in pharmaceutical products

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• peanut oils
  plural

Etymology

Origin of peanut oil

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The original storefront, on Taiwan’s Xinyi Road, sold peanut oil in bottles until vegetable oils in tin containers overtook the market in the 1970s.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

And the cost of peanut oil for the fryers has risen from $35 per 35-pound jug to $67.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Fry in peanut oil that is 350 °F for about 2 minutes only.

From Fox News • Mar. 1, 2022

Before serving, it gets a simple dressing of soy sauce and a light lashing of hot peanut oil — the namesake sizzle.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021

There were farmers growing peanuts, hauling peanuts, making peanut oil, peanut butter, even peanut soap.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride