das Speiseöl
cooking oil
Plant-based or animal-based oil that is suitable for preparing food and for human consumption.
EXAMPLE
Für den Salat verwende ich kalt gepresstes Speiseöl.
I use cold-pressed cooking oil for the salad.
das Speiseöl
cooking oil
das Speiseöl, die Speiseöle
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Speiseöl, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Speiseöle |
| genitive | des Speiseöles |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Speiseöl | die Speiseöle |
| accusative | das Speiseöl | die Speiseöle |
| dative | dem Speiseöl | den Speiseölen |
| genitive | des Speiseöles des Speiseöls | der Speiseöle |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word composition
'Speiseöl' (cooking oil) is made up of 'Speise' (food) and 'Öl' (oil). The first component indicates that the oil is intended for food and cooking.
EXAMPLE
Im Supermarkt steht das Speiseöl meistens bei den anderen Zutaten zum Kochen.
In the supermarket, cooking oil is usually next to the other ingredients used for cooking.
Typical collocations
Common collocations are 'Speiseöl erhitzen' (to heat cooking oil), 'Speiseöl zum Braten verwenden' (to use cooking oil for frying), and 'Speiseöl in eine Pfanne geben' (to put cooking oil in a pan). Recipes often also specify the required amount.
EXAMPLE
Für das Gemüse musst du zuerst etwas Speiseöl in der Pfanne erhitzen.
For the vegetables, you first need to heat some cooking oil in the pan.
Kitchen context
The word appears especially often on packaging, shopping lists, and in recipes. There, it is often described in more detail through information about how it is made or how it is used.
EXAMPLE
Auf der Flasche steht, dass dieses Speiseöl aus Sonnenblumenkernen hergestellt wird.
The bottle says that this cooking oil is made from sunflower seeds.
In real life
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