palm oil
An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp of the fruit of the oil palmAn edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).
» Palm oil is destroying the rainforest.
Palmölplantagen vernichten Regenwälder. — Adelpa
Пальмовое масло — причина уничтожения тропических лесов. — odexed
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).
Palmöl
па́льмовое ма́слоpálʹmovoje máslo
пальмова оліяpalʹmova olija
(countable, slang, uncountable)Money given as a bribe.
- oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm
Examples
5 sentencesPalm oil is destroying the rainforest.
ruПальмовое масло — причина уничтожения тропических лесов. — odexed
dePalmölplantagen vernichten Regenwälder. — Adelpa
Palm oil and cocoa are emerging as new export products.
The rainforest was cut down and replaced by a palm oil plantation.
deDer Regenwald wurde gefällt; an seine Stelle trat eine Palmölplantage. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Palm oil production is the leading cause of deforestation in Indonesia.
ruПроизводство пальмового масла — основная причина обезлесения в Индонезии. — AntonKhorev
deDie Produktion von Palmöl ist die Hauptursache der Entwaldung in Indonesien. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Does Algeria produce palm oil?
Translations
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Origin
In the sense of a bribe, the phrase is a punning reference to the palm of the hand and alsIn the sense of a bribe, the phrase is a punning reference to the palm of the hand and also to oil as lubricant rather than foodstuff.
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Forms
plural: palm oilsSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.