Phrase guide

rapeseed oil

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A thick brownish-yellow oil expressed from rapeseed, used chiefly for cooking, lubricating and in the manufacture of soap and india rubber.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: colza oil, rape oil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seed oil, vegetable oil, oil

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noun

Meaning 2

edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rape oil, colza oil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oil

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рапично масло (rapično maslo) — vegetable oil
  • Bulgarian: масло от рапица (maslo ot rapica) — vegetable oil
  • Bulgarian: рапично олио (rapično olio) — vegetable oil
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菜籽油 (càizǐyóu) — vegetable oil
  • Czech: řepkový olej — vegetable oil
  • Danish: rapsolie — vegetable oil
  • Dutch: koolzaadolie — vegetable oil
  • Finnish: rapsiöljy — vegetable oil
  • French: huile de colza — vegetable oil
  • Galician: aceite de colza — vegetable oil
  • Georgian: რაფსის ზეთი (rapsis zeti) — vegetable oil
  • German: Rapsöl — vegetable oil
  • Hungarian: repceolaj — vegetable oil
  • Hungarian: repcemagolaj — vegetable oil
  • Irish: ola ráibe — vegetable oil
  • Italian: olio di colza — vegetable oil
  • Japanese: 菜種油 (nataneabura) — vegetable oil
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rapsolje — vegetable oil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rapsolje — vegetable oil
  • Polish: olej rzepakowy — vegetable oil
  • Portuguese: azeite de colza — vegetable oil
  • Portuguese: óleo de colza — vegetable oil
  • Russian: ра́псовое ма́сло (rápsovoje máslo) — vegetable oil
  • Spanish: aceite de colza — vegetable oil
  • Swedish: rapsolja — vegetable oil
  • Welsh: olew had rêp — vegetable oil