olive oil

Meaning

A liquid fat obtained from olives, widely used in cooking, frying, salad dressings, and Mediterranean cuisine. It is valued for both its health benefits and rich flavor.

Examples

• Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over the warm pasta.

  Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over the warm pasta.

• I always sauté my garlic and onions in olive oil.

  I always sauté my garlic and onions in olive oil.

• Store your olive oil in a cool, dark place to keep it fresh.

  Store your olive oil in a cool, dark place to keep it fresh.

• This recipe calls for half a cup of light olive oil.

  This recipe calls for half a cup of light olive oil.

• You can substitute butter with olive oil in many baking recipes.

  You can substitute butter with olive oil in many baking recipes.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I bought a bottle of olives oil.

  ✓ I bought a bottle of olive oil.

  The modifying noun 'olive' must be singular when acting as an adjective before 'oil'.

• ✗ Fry the fish in the oil of olive.

  ✓ Fry the fish in olive oil.

  In English, we use the compound noun 'olive oil' directly, rather than translating literally from languages that use 'oil of...'

Related Expressions

Practice

• A splash of ___ and some sea salt will make these tomatoes taste amazing.

  💡 A popular cooking oil pressed from Mediterranean green or black fruits.

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  olive oil

• Always use high-quality extra virgin ___ for raw dressings.

  💡 The liquid fat extracted from olives.

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  olive oil