Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words橄欖油

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橄欖油

gǎn lǎn yóu·ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄢˇ ㄧㄡˊ

“oil pressed from olives; used in cooking, dressings, cosmetics, and industry.”

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Olive; used in the word for olive (橄欖|橄榄).

Olive; refers to the fruit of the olive tree; also used in compound words like "olive branch".

Oil, fat, grease, or petroleum; to paint or varnish; oily or greasy; also slang for cunning or glib; extra profit; to get dirty with oil.