extra-virginadj.n.
/ˌɛkstrəˈvəːdʒɪn/, U.S. /ˌɛkstrəˈvərdʒən/ A. adj.
Of olive oil: extra pure (being the highest quality available, the result of the first pressing); spec. containing a maximum of 1% oleic acid. Cf. virgin n. and adj. Compounds 2b. In extended use of other oils.
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the world > food and drink > food > fat or oil > [adjective] > very pure, resulting from the first pressing
extra-virgin1976
1956 Internat. Agreement Olive Oil (1958) 17 Classifications and definitions of olive oil for international trade. 1. Virgin olive oils..Extra: Olive oil of absolutely perfect flavour, having a maximum acidity, i.e., oleic acid content, of 1 gramme per 100 grammes.]
1976 A. MacMiadhachain Spanish Regional Cookery 31 Spanish olive oil..is sold in two grades, ‘extra virgin’, which is made from the first pressing of the olives..and the standard grade.
1990 Here's Health Dec. 15/1 (advt.) Amphora is extra virgin, cold-pressed evening primrose oil.
2000 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 18 June (Sunday Life section) 21/3 Lots of freshly cracked pepper and drizzles of extra-virgin olive oil.
B. n.
Extra-virgin olive oil.
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the world > food and drink > food > fat or oil > [noun] > olive oil
elec950
oil1221
oil d'olive1381
oil of olives1381
oil olivec1425
Seville oil1436
salad oil1559
olive oil1566
sweet oil1581
virgin's oil1611
Minorca oil1612
virgin oil1699
Lucca oil1725
Gallipoli oil1839
virgin salad oil1839
Florence-oil1858
extra-virgin1981
EVOO1993
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > olive oil > types of
Seville oil1436
oil omphacine1543
omphacine1712
Lucca oil1725
Gallipoli oil1839
Florence-oil1858
extra-virgin1981
EVOO1993
1981 Bon Appétit May 130/2 One of the best is Olivar, an extra virgin.
1994 Toronto Life June 81/1 Surrounded by tarragon-spangled cherry tomatoes and asparagus over extra-virgin with lemon.
2000 A. Bourdain Kitchen Confid. (2001) 194 I pour extra virgin into a pan and sauté some paper-thin garlic slices with some crushed red pepper.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1976