palm oil
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palm oil
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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.
noun palm oils · palm-oil
- 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.
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Money given as a bribe.
Similar: grease payment, lubrication payment, baksheesh
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noun edible plant oil
| Español | aceite de palma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팜유 pamyu |
| 日本語 | パーム油 pāmuyu |
| 中文 | 棕櫚油 /棕榈油 zōnglǘyóu |
| Kiswahili | mawese |
| Português | azeite de dendê, óleo de palma |
| Français | huile de palme |
| Deutsch | Palmöl |
| Italiano | olio di palma |
| Ελληνικά | φοινικέλαιο foinikélaio |
| Română | ulei de palmier |
| Русский | па́льмовое ма́сло pálʹmovoje máslo |
| العربية | زَيْت النَّخْلِ zayt an-naḵli |
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