palm oil en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
In 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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).
Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia.
2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29:
- (countable, slang, uncountable) Money given as a bribe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| palm oils | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| palm-oil | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
more · palm kernel oil · olive oil
Hypernyms
Synonyms
lubrication payment · baksheesh · grease payment
Translations (49)
my စားအုန်းဆီ (edible plant oil) · pl olej palmowy (edible plant oil) · sv palmolja (edible plant oil) · lv palmu eļļa (edible plant oil) · id minyak sawit (edible plant oil) · ak ngo (edible plant oil) · th น้ำมันปาล์ม (edible plant oil) · tr palm yağı (edible plant oil) · ru па́льмовое ма́сло (edible plant oil) · cy olew palmwydd (edible plant oil) · el φοινικέλαιο (edible plant oil) · bg палмово масло (edible plant oil) · sk palmový olej (edible plant oil) · ms minyak kelapa sawit (edible plant oil) · ca oli de palma (edible plant oil) · sl palmovo olje (edible plant oil) · eu palmondo olio (edible plant oil) · gl aceite de palma (edible plant oil) · hu pálmaolaj (edible plant oil) · jv lenga sawit (edible plant oil) · eu palma olioa (edible plant oil) · cmn 棕櫚油 /棕榈油 (edible plant oil) · ro ulei de palmier (edible plant oil) · es aceite de palma (edible plant oil) · sw mawese (edible plant oil) · sh palmino ulje (edible plant oil) · cs palmový olej (edible plant oil) · ka პალმის ზეთი (edible plant oil) · da palmeolie (edible plant oil) · eo palmoleo (edible plant oil) · fi palmuöljy (edible plant oil) · pt azeite de dendê (edible plant oil) · ja パーム油 (edible plant oil) · pt óleo de palma (edible plant oil) · et palmiõli (edible plant oil) · nl palmolie (edible plant oil) · ga ola phailme (edible plant oil) · uk пальмова олія (edible plant oil) · fa روغن پالم (edible plant oil) · de Palmöl (edible plant oil) · ar زَيْت النَّخْلِ (edible plant oil) · hy արմավենու յուղյուղ (edible plant oil) · it olio di palma (edible plant oil) · lt alyvpalmių aliejus (edible plant oil) · sh палмино уље (edible plant oil) · no palmeolje (edible plant oil) · fa روغن نخل (edible plant oil) · fr huile de palme (edible plant oil) · ko 팜유 (edible plant oil)