palm oil

Anglais

Étymologie

 Composé de palm et de oil.

Locution nominale

palm oil \ˈpɑm ɔɪl\ (États-Unis), \ˈpɑːm ɔɪl\ (Royaume-Uni)

1. (Agriculture, Cuisine) (Indénombrable) Huile de palme.
   • Friends of the Earth said that all the palm oil currently being produced was already being used and any increase in demand would lead to deforestation of rainforests to make way for bigger palm plantations. — (Environmentalists join Avonmouth biofuel plant protest, BBC News, 15 février 2010)

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Voir aussi

• palm oil sur l’encyclopédie Wikipédia (en anglais)