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Italian word
olio
oil (cooking oil; also oil paint)
Looks like
oleo / oil
oil — same; oleo = margarine (US) or prefix meaning oil
⚠️ The trap
'Olio' means oil in general. In art, 'a olio' means in oil paint ('dipinto a olio' = oil painting). In cooking, 'olio d'oliva' = olive oil. The trap: Italian 'olio' can also mean motor oil, while English speakers sometimes assume it's only cooking oil.
To say "oil — same; oleo = margarine (US) or prefix meaning oil" in Italian:
olio (correct)
"olio" in English means:
oil (cooking oil; also oil paint)
Example
"Questo ritratto è stato realizzato a olio su tela."
"This portrait was made in oil on canvas."
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