Phrase guide

peanut oil

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A light oil extracted from peanuts (groundnuts), used mainly for cooking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seed oil, vegetable oil, oil

2

noun

Meaning 2

an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: groundnut oil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vegetable oil, oil

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 花生油 (faa1 sang1 jau4) — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花生油 (huāshēngyóu) — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Choctaw: waya bila — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Finnish: maapähkinäöljy — oil extracted from peanuts
  • French: huile d’arachide — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Galician: aceite de cacahuete — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Galician: aceite de maní — oil extracted from peanuts
  • German: Erdnussöl — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Greek: αραχιδέλαιο (arachidélaio) — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Greek: ἀραχιδέλαιον (arachidélaion) — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Hungarian: földimogyoróolaj — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Ido: arakid-oleo — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Polish: olej arachidowy — oil extracted from peanuts
  • Swedish: jordnötsolja — oil extracted from peanuts