margarine

See also: Margarine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from acide margarique (margaric acid), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, pearl), in allusion to its pearly lustre, with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine (glycerine). French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒə.ɹɪn/, /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒəˌɹin/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/, /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ɹɪn/, (dated) /ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiːn/
  • (file)

Noun

margarine (usually uncountable, plural margarines)

  1. A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.
  2. (dated) The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Japanese: マーガリン (māgarin)
  • Korean: 마가린 (magarin)

Translations

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, pearl) with the suffix -ine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑr.ɣaːˈri.nə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mar‧ga‧ri‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

margarine f (plural margarines)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

French

Etymology

From acide margarique (margaric acid), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, pearl) with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine. French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʁ.ɡa.ʁin/
  • (file)

Noun

margarine f (plural margarines)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Catalan: margarina
  • Czech: margarín
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (see there for further descendants)
  • German: Margarine (see there for further descendants)
  • Italian: margarina
  • Norwegian Bokmål: margarin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: margarin
  • Polish: margaryna
  • Portuguese: margarina
  • Romanian: margarină
  • Spanish: margarina
  • Swedish: margarin
  • Turkish: margarin

Further reading

Italian

Noun

margarine f pl

  1. plural of margarina

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