oleomargarine

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See also: oléomargarine

English

Etymology

From oleo- +‎ margarine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

oleomargarine (countable and uncountable, plural oleomargarines)

  1. (dated) margarine
    • 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus (1993), page 153:
      She [...] found that she had no butter, only oleomargarine.

Italian

Noun

oleomargarine f pl

  1. plural of oleomargarina