margarine
[ mahr-jer-in, -juh-reen, mahrj-rin ]
/ ˈmɑr dʒər ɪn, -dʒəˌrin, ˈmɑrdʒ rɪn /
noun
a butterlike product made of refined vegetable oils, sometimes blended with animal fats, and emulsified, usually with water or milk.
Also called
oleomargarine.
Origin of margarine
Words nearby margarine
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British Dictionary definitions for margarine
margarine
/ (ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn, ˌmɑːɡə-) /
noun
a substitute for butter, prepared from vegetable and animal fats by emulsifying them with water and adding small amounts of milk, salt, vitamins, colouring matter, etc
Word Origin for margarine
C19: from
margaric