🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

料理油

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ryōri abura

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cooking Oil/ˈkʊkɪŋ ɔɪl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は野菜を炒めるために料理油を使いました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of fat used in cooking, typically liquid at room temperature.

    "She used olive oil for sautéing the vegetables."
  2. 2

    Any oil that is suitable for cooking, including vegetable, animal, or synthetic oils.

    "Different recipes may call for various types of cooking oil."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cooking oil' combines 'cooking', derived from the Old English 'cocian', meaning to prepare food by heating, and 'oil', from the Latin 'oleum', referring to a fatty liquid. The phrase evolved to describe oils specifically used in culinary practices.

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