vegetable oil
das Pflanzenöl, die Pflanzenöle
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vegetable oil
Oil extracted from plant seeds, fruits, or other plant parts and used for cooking, frying, or making other products.
Zum Braten nehme ich lieber Pflanzenöl als Butter.
For frying, I prefer vegetable oil to butter.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Pflanzenöle |
| genitive | des Pflanzenöles |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Pflanzenöl | die Pflanzenöle |
| accusative | das Pflanzenöl | die Pflanzenöle |
| dative | dem Pflanzenöl | den Pflanzenölen |
| genitive | des Pflanzenöles des Pflanzenöls | der Pflanzenöle |
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'Pflanzenöl' (vegetable oil) is made up of 'Pflanze' (plant) and 'Öl' (oil). The '-n' is a linking element. The first component describes where the oil comes from: plant-based raw materials.
Für den Salat mische ich etwas Pflanzenöl mit Essig und Kräutern.
For the salad, I mix some vegetable oil with vinegar and herbs.
'Pflanzenöl' (vegetable oil) is particularly common with verbs such as 'verwenden' (to use), 'erhitzen' (to heat), 'erwärmen' (to warm), and 'abfüllen' (to bottle). Common combinations include 'Pflanzenöl verwenden' (to use vegetable oil) and 'Pflanzenöl erhitzen' (to heat vegetable oil).
Vor dem Braten sollte man das Pflanzenöl langsam erhitzen.
Before frying, you should heat the vegetable oil slowly.
When referring to cooking, 'Pflanzenöl' (vegetable oil) often appears with 'zum' (for) followed by an activity, for example 'zum Braten' (for frying) or 'zum Backen' (for baking). The phrase 'in Pflanzenöl braten' (to fry in vegetable oil) is also common.
Die Zwiebeln werden in Pflanzenöl kurz angebraten.
The onions are briefly fried in vegetable oil.
