rape oil
- noun
- /reɪp ɔɪl/
- Archaic
:
aceite de colza
- I use rape oil for frying vegetables.
Examples
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Some machines require rape oil as a lubricant for optimal performance.
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Traditional lamps in rural areas were often fueled with rape oil.
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Production of rape oil has increased due to its use as a cooking oil.
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The chef prefers rape oil over other oils.
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I use rape oil for frying vegetables because it has a high smoke point.
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Some machines require rape oil as a lubricant to function smoothly.
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Production of rape oil has increased due to its popularity as a healthy cooking oil.
Synonyms
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A liquid fat from plants used for cooking and salad dressings
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An oil made from plants that you use for cooking
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Oil from plants or seeds used to cook food
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A light cooking oil that comes from rapeseed and has a mild taste
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An oil from sesame seeds that people use to add flavor to food
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1.8
An oil from peanuts used for cooking and making soap
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A pale yellow vegetable oil made from corn kernels used for cooking
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A liquid taken from walnuts used for cooking and salad dressing
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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 yellow oil from the rapeseed plant used for cooking and as fuel or to oil machines
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A mild vegetable oil like olive oil that you use for cooking and skin care
An oil from rapeseed used for cooking, as a lubricant, or to fuel lamps
A pale yellow liquid used for cooking and salads that comes from sunflower seeds
A light yellow oil from soybeans that people use for cooking
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound whose meaning ('oil obtained from the rape/rapeseed plant') is directly compositional from 'rape' (the oilseed plant) + 'oil'. The same formation (plant name + oil) is cross-linguistically common (e.g. French huile de colza, Spanish aceite de colza), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Rape oil comes from the seeds of the plant called rapeseed, a name that goes back to an old word for a kind of turnip. People pressed those seeds to make oil for 'cooking', lamps and machines, so the phrase simply means the oil made from rapeseed.