オリーブ
おりーぶ
noun
olive
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.
小豆島は日本のオリーブの産地として有名だ。
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: olive fruit
- オリーブの木: olive tree
- 黒オリーブ: black olive
- 緑オリーブ: green olive
- エキストラバージンオリーブオイル: extra virgin olive oil
COMMON USES:
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.
CULTURE:
小豆島 in 香川県 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.