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margarine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation, dated)
  • /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɹɪn/ (US)
  • /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒəˌɹin/ (US)
  • /ˈmaɾ.ɡɐ.ɾɪn/ (Philippines)
  • /ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒ(ə.)ɹɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French margarine, from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”), in allusion to its pearly lustre, with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine (“glycerine”). French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.
  2. (dated, uncountable, usually) The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
margarines Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

butter · oleo oil

Deriveds

antimargarine · margariney · margarinelike · margarineless · margarined · halvarine

Descendants

margarin · 마가린 · マーガリン

Hypernyms

food · groceries

Relateds

marguerite · margarita · margarite · Margaret

Synonyms

marg · oleomargarine · marge · oleo

Translations (77)

fr margarine (spread) · bg маргари́н (spread) · hi मार्जरीन (spread) · izh päähkänävoi (spread) · km សេតវនីត (spread) · mi pata parau (spread) · ga buíoc (spread) · ja マーガリン (spread) · cs margarín (spread) · th เนยเทียม (spread) · tg маргарин (spread) · af kunsbotter (spread) · sh margàrīn (spread) · sh марга̀рӣн (spread) · he מַרְגָּרִינָה (spread) · io margarino (spread) · bn মার্জারিন (spread) · uk маргари́н (spread) · el μαργαρίνη (spread) · tk margarin (spread) · ka მარგარინი (spread) · lo ເນີຍໄຂສັດ (spread) · hy մարգարին (spread) · it margarina (spread) · ko 마가린 (spread) · acw مَارْقَرين (spread) · sl margarina (spread) · acw سَمن نباتي (spread) · tl margarina (spread) · cmn 植物牛油 (spread) · ms marjerin (spread) · eo margarino (spread) · ru маргари́н (spread) · de Margarine (spread) · gd margarain (spread) · az marqarin (spread) · fa مارگارین (spread) · et margariin (spread) · es margarina (spread) · cmn 馬芝蓮 /马芝莲 (spread) · ga margairín (spread) · cmn 人造奶油 (spread) · lt margarinas (spread) · cmn 麥淇淋 /麦淇淋 (spread) · is smjörlíki (spread) · ur مارجرین (spread) · pl margaryna (spread) · lv margarīns (spread) · be маргары́н (spread) · fo margarin (spread) · ca margarina (spread) · yue 植物牛油 (spread) · id margarin (spread) · nl margarine (spread) · sq margarinë (spread) · mi māheri (spread) · af margarien (spread) · hu margarin (spread) · mk маргарин (spread) · nb margarin (spread) · kk маргарин (spread) · cmn 植物黃油 /植物黄油 (spread) · hrx Margarin (spread) · cmn 瑪琪琳 /玛琪琳 (spread) · uz margarin (spread) · da margarine (spread) · ar سَمْن نَبَاتِيّ (spread) · tr margarin (spread) · pt margarina (spread) · ky маргарин (spread) · uli baarooer (spread) · sv margarin (spread) · fi margariini (spread) · vi bơ thực vật (spread) · sk margarín (spread) · ro margarină (spread) · nn margarin (spread)

wikipedia: Michel Eugène Chevreul · wikidata: Q4287

margarine en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation, dated)
  • /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɹɪn/ (US)
  • /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒəˌɹin/ (US)
  • /ˈmaɾ.ɡɐ.ɾɪn/ (Philippines)
  • /ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒ(ə.)ɹɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French margarine, from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”), in allusion to its pearly lustre, with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine (“glycerine”). French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To spread or cover (something) with margarine.
    • He has been totally occupied since we sat down, margarining every inch of his roll, likewise his baked potato, salting down everything in sight. 2014, Judith Felsenfeld, “The Fugitive”, in Blaustein’s Kiss: Stories, Rhinebeck, N.Y.: Epigraph Publishing Service, →ISBN, pages 123–124:
    • She is margarining a slice of bread, rubbing the grease carefully into the crumb. 1993, Helen Dunmore, chapter 16, in Zennor in Darkness, London: Penguin Books, published 1994, →ISBN, page 190:
    • Now that she was back in the land of the living, she took to margarining our toast again. 1998, Andrea Ashworth, chapter 9, in Once in a House on Fire, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 135:
    • Putting the finishing touches on her party dinner, this attractive hostess does the last minute job of margarining her rolls to serve piping hot to her guests. 1952 May 15, “Pretty Hostess Adds Finishing Touch”, in C[harles] L[ee] Blanton, Jr., editor, Daily Sikeston Standard, volume 40, number 200, Sikeston, Mo.: Sikeston Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 2, column 2:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
margarined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
margarined Tense=Past lexicographic
margarines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
margarining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

marge

wikipedia: Michel Eugène Chevreul