λαδί — meaning in English

English meaning

• oil noun A thick, greasy liquid, either from plants, animals, or petroleum, used for cooking, fuel, or lubrication.
• olive noun A small oval fruit, usually eaten pickled or pressed for its oil, that grows on a Mediterranean tree.

Senses

λαδί is used for these senses in English:

• oil Liquid fat.
• oil Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
• olive A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
• olive oil A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.

oil — full definition

1. noun A thick, greasy liquid, either from plants, animals, or petroleum, used for cooking, fuel, or lubrication.
2. verb To apply oil to something, especially to lubricate it.

olive — full definition

1. noun A small oval fruit, usually eaten pickled or pressed for its oil, that grows on a Mediterranean tree.
2. noun The tree itself, cultivated for thousands of years around the Mediterranean.
3. adj A dull, yellowish-green colour, like an unripe olive.

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