Meaning of margarine in English

Examples of margarine

margarine
There might have been a couple of pounds of oleo margarine or there may have been five pounds of sugar.
This was back in the '90s, and it was cheaper at the time than margarine.
From NPR
The margarine was no less worthy than the wine and the shellfish.
Put the mixture into a disposable container with a lid, such as an empty margarine tub or into a sealable bag.
From ABC News
Enacted in 2008, it requires restaurants to use oils, margarines and shortenings that have less than half a gram of trans fat per serving.
From CNN
It also helped usher in the age of margarine as well as low-fat foods.
I'm not particularly worried about polypropylene, which is the stuff that's used in yogurt containers or margarine tubs.
From NPR
In fact, there's a greater variety of margarine in the dairy aisle than ever before.
From TIME
It would seem to the casual observer that butter left margarine for dead.
From TIME
It is also why butter is much better for you than margarine.
From TIME
There is something about the word "margarine" that does not go down so well in polite society.
Margarine is perhaps the first "scientific" food, devised by a chemist in a laboratory, not by a chef in a kitchen.
I flavor this silky, soft margarine with spices and a bit of lime for a touch of acidity.
In fact, the reduced-trans-fat cake actually edged out the margarine cake as the winner.
From CNN
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on low speed, combine the margarine with the confectioners' sugar.
From NOLA.com
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Translations of margarine

in Chinese (Traditional)
人造鮮奶油(通常由植物油製成)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
人造黄油(通常由植物油制成)…
in Spanish
margarina, margarina [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
margarina…
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マーガリン…
bitkisel yağ, margarin…
margarine [feminine], margarine…
margarina…
مَرْجَرين (زُبْدة صِناعِيَة)…
margarín…
margarine…
margarin…
เนยเทียม…
bơ thực vật…
margaryna…
marjerin…
die Margarine…
margarin [masculine], margarin…
마가린…
margarina…
маргарин…
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