oleo
oleo — noun
1. a soft yellow food made from vegetable oil, used instead of butter on bread or i
a soft yellow food made from vegetable oil, used instead of butter on bread or in cooking
Jin spread a thin layer of oleo on his toast before adding jam.
collocation: spread oleo on [food]
The recipe calls for a stick of oleo, but you can use butter instead.
quantifier: a stick of oleo
Amelia grabbed a tub of oleo from the dairy section while shopping at the market.
Gabriel's grandmother always kept a yellow plastic tub of oleo next to the stove.
During the war, many families used oleo instead of expensive butter on their morning rolls.
- margarine
standard term; 'oleo' is a less common, informal shortening
- spread
generic term for any spreadable butter substitute, broader than 'oleo'
- butter substitute
descriptive phrase rather than a direct synonym; used in dietary contexts
- butter
made from dairy cream, not vegetable oil
用法筆記
Often uncountable. 'Oleo' is a shortened form of 'oleomargarine' and is most common in American English, especially in older or rural usage. Younger speakers often use 'margarine' instead.