オリーブ

おりーぶ
noun
olive
foodplant-tree
1. olive
The small oval fruit of the olive tree, eaten as food or pressed for oil. Also refers to the tree itself.
サラダにオリーブを入(い)れる。
To put olives in a salad.
パスタにオリーブオイルをかける。
To drizzle olive oil on pasta.
小豆島(しょうどしま)は日本(にほん)のオリーブの産地(さんち)として有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Shodoshima is famous as an olive-producing region in Japan.

オリーブ refers to both the olive tree and its fruit. Borrowed from Portuguese/English "olive."

Common collocations

  • オリーブオイル: olive oil
  • オリーブの実(み): olive fruit
  • オリーブの木(き): olive tree
  • 黒(くろ)オリーブ: black olive
  • 緑(みどり)オリーブ: green olive
  • エキストラバージンオリーブオイル: extra virgin olive oil

In Japanese cooking, オリーブオイル is the most commonly encountered form. It is widely used in Italian and Mediterranean-style dishes, salad dressings, and as a cooking oil.

Cultural note

小豆島(しょうどしま) in 香川県(かがわけん) is Japan's main olive-growing region, where cultivation began in 1908. Olive products are a regional specialty, and the island's olive groves are a popular tourist attraction.

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Added 2026.2.10 17:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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