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How to pronounce oleo in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms margarin, margarine, marge, oleomargarine
Type of paste, spread
Has types stick

Examples of oleo

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In some locales it is colloquially referred to as oleo, short for oleomargarine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
To make the filling stir cream cheese, sugar, oleo, vanilla and Cool Whip until smooth.
From the thenewstribune.com
Beef was 29 cents a pound and oleo was 3 pounds for $1.60 years ago.
From the toledoblade.com
For glaze, melt oleo and candy bar together, add corn syrup and whisk together until smooth.
From the kansas.com
Add flour, salt, butter or oleo, egg yolks and cold milk.
From the post-gazette.com
By his telling, he was born on an oleo run to Illinois because the family couldn't get colored margarine in Wisconsin.
From the online.wsj.com
These products are primarily sold to agricultural, leather, oleo-chemical and bio-diesel manufacturers around the world.
From the foxbusiness.com
We have OLEO in the grid today, and, for the first time, Liz gives us a clue that is totally different and cool.
From the wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com
Melt caramels, oleo and milk.
From the kansas.com
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  • Margarine: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
  • u00D3leo (Portuguese for "oil") is a municipality in the state of Su00E3o Paulo in Brazil. The population is 2,628 (2015 est.) in an area of 198 kmu00B2. The elevation is 682 m.
  • Oleo is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Japanese Blue Note label. accessed September 16, 2010 The tracks were also released in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.
  • A shock absorber (see alternate names below) is a mechanical device (one kind of dashpot) designed to smooth out or damp shock impulse, and dissipate kinetic energy.
  • "Oleo" is a bebop composition by Sonny Rollins, written in 1954. It is one of the most popular pieces to feature rhythm changes. The performer is expected to improvise the B section, as only the A section is transcribed.
  • Margarine, an abbreviation of oleomargarine
  • A sprung undercarriage leg often used for larger, heavier models
  • This is a very old word meaning "margarine." You just don't hear it used anymore, but you may occasionally run into it in old recipes, books and literature.