oleomargarine

Etymology

From French oléomargarine, from oléo- (“oleo-”) + margarine (“margarin”).

oleomargarine means A fatty substance obtained by solidifying purified beef fat, used to make the butter substitute margarine; also, (US) the butter substitute produced in this way, margarine. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.

noun

A fatty substance obtained by solidifying purified beef fat, used to make the butter substitute margarine; also, (US) the butter substitute produced in this way, margarine.“She [...] found that she had no butter, only oleomargarine.”