margarine
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See also: Margarine
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French margarine, 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/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
margarine (usually uncountable, plural margarines)
- A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.
- (dated) The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.
Synonyms
- marg/marge (colloquial)
- oleomargarine
Related terms
- Margaret (and various forms, q.v.)
- margarita
- margarite
- marguerite
Descendants
Translations
spread
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Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French margarine, from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”) with the suffix -ine.
Pronunciation
Noun
margarine f (plural margarines)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: margarin
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
Noun
margarine f (plural margarines)
Descendants
- → Catalan: margarina
- → Czech: margarín
- → Danish: margarine
- → Dutch: margarine
- → English: margarine (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
- “margarine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Noun
margarine f pl