Oleo Definition

ōlē-ō
oleos
noun

Oleomargarine.

Webster's New World
Margarine.
American Heritage

(US) The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
prefix
Oil.
Oleoresin.
American Heritage
affix
Oil, olein, or oleic.
Oleograph.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Oleo

Noun

Singular:
oleo
Plural:
oleos

Origin of Oleo

  • French oléo- from oléine olein from Latin oleum oil oil

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin oleō, ablative singular of oleum (“olive oil").

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for oleomargarine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • L < oleum, oil

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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