Phrase guide

flaxseed oil

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The oil of flaxseed, used as a food source of omega-3 fatty acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seed oil, vegetable oil, oil

2

noun

Meaning 2

a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: linseed oil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oil

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ленено масло (leneno maslo) — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Bulgarian: ленено олио (leneno olio) — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞麻油 /亚麻油 (yàmáyóu) — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞麻籽油 /亚麻籽油 (yàmázǐyóu) — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Czech: lněný olej — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Danish: hørfrøolie — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Finnish: pellavansiemenöljy — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • French: huile de lin — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • German: Leinsamenöl — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Hungarian: lenolaj — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Hungarian: lenmagolaj — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Italian: olio di lino — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Japanese: 亜麻仁油 — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Māori: hinu harakeke — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Portuguese: óleo de linhaça — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Russian: льняно́е ма́сло (lʹnjanóje máslo) — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Spanish: aceite de linaza — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Turkish: bezir — oil of flaxseed used in cooking
  • Vilamovian: łȧjnȳł — oil of flaxseed used in cooking