margarine

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margarine

/ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/ UK
/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒ(ə.)ɹɪn/ UK
/ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiːn/ UK, dated
/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒəˌɹin/ US
/ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɹɪn/ US
/ˈmaɾ.ɡɐ.ɾɪn/ Philippines

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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”). The reasons why the ⟨-g-⟩ is pronounced /dʒ/ remain unclear.

noun margarines

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.
Similar: marg, marge, oleo, oleomargarine
dated, uncountable, usually The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

verb margarines · margarining · margarined

transitive To spread or cover (something) with margarine. 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.
Similar: marge

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noun spread

Español	margarina
한국어	마가린 magarin
日本語	マーガリン māgarin
中文	植物黃油 /植物黄油 zhíwù huángyóu, 人造奶油 rénzào nǎiyóu, 麥淇淋 /麦淇淋 màiqílín, 瑪琪琳 /玛琪琳 mǎqílín, 馬芝蓮 /马芝莲 mǎzhīlián, 植物牛油 zhíwù niúyóu
हिन्दी	मार्जरीन mārjarīn
Português	margarina
Français	margarine
Deutsch	Margarine
Italiano	margarina
Ελληνικά	μαργαρίνη margaríni
Română	margarină
Русский	маргари́н margarín
Tiếng Việt	bơ thực vật
العربية	سَمْن نَبَاتِيّ samn nabātiyy
עברית	מַרְגָּרִינָה margarina

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@misc{margarine_2026,
  title = {margarine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/margarine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}