walnut oil
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːlnət ɔɪl/
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- For a delicious dressing, mix walnut oil, garlic, and honey in a bowl.
- a tablespoon of walnut oil
- walnut oil and vinegar
- walnut oil or olive
Examples
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I substituted walnut oil for the canola and extra chocolate chips for the peanut butter chips.
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To make the vinaigrette, combine walnut oil with vinegar and a pinch of salt.
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The chef drizzled walnut oil over the salad to enhance its flavor.
Synonyms
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A liquid fat from plants used for cooking and salad dressings
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A liquid made by pressing olives used for cooking and salads
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An edible oil from inside coconuts used for cooking and skin care
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Oil from plants or seeds used to cook food
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An oil from sesame seeds that people use to add flavor to food
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An oil from peanuts used for cooking and making soap
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A pale yellow oil made from almonds used for cooking and skin care
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Oil made from sunflower seeds used for cooking and food
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A yellowish liquid from mustard seeds that people use for cooking and massage
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A light vegetable oil used for salad dressing and cooking
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A light yellow oil from the rapeseed plant used for cooking and as fuel or to oil machines
A pale yellow oil from almonds that people use for cooking and for skin or hair
A pale yellow cooking oil made from peanuts
A pale yellow liquid used for cooking and salads that comes from sunflower seeds
A light yellow oil from rapeseed used for cooking and to help machines run
A thick cooking oil from the nuts of a cohune palm that people also use to make soap
A thick fat that comes from cohune palm nuts used for cooking and soap
An oil from bitter almonds that people use to add an almond smell or taste to food and perfume
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound whose meaning (oil produced from walnuts) is directly and transparently derived from 'walnut' + 'oil', so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it. The construction is common across languages and in culinary contexts, making the sense immediately predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Walnut oil comes from the simple image of pressing a walnut until the oil runs out, like squeezing juice from a nut. That's why the name literally means 'oil made from walnuts' and why cooks use it to add a mild, nutty taste to food.