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margarine
nounfemininegeneral usevery common/mɐɾɡɐˈɾinɐ/mar·ga·ri·na
Definition
1A food product, solid or creamy, made from emulsified vegetable (and sometimes animal) fats with water, used as a butter substitute.
Usage examples
“She used margarine for frying the onions.”
“This recipe calls for margarine or butter.”
Antonyms
Common combinations
vegetable margarinetub of margarinemargarine spreadlight margarine