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Meaning of margarine in English
Pronunciation
/ˈmɑrdʒ(ə)rən/
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Noun
margarine
Etymology
late 19th century: from French, from Greek margaron‘pearl’(because of the lustre of the crystals of esters from which it was first made) + -ine
Definitions
1.
a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter