1.
oil cake; oilseed meal; residue left after pressing oil
The solid residue that remains after oil has been pressed out of seeds such as rapeseed or soybeans. Rich in nutrients, it is widely used as organic fertilizer and as animal feed.
畑に油かすをまいた。
I spread oil cake over the field.
油かすは肥料としてよく使われる。
Oil cake is often used as fertilizer.
菜種から油を搾った後に残るのが油かすだ。
What remains after pressing oil from rapeseed is oil cake.
Literally the 'dregs' ({かす}) left after extracting oil. Most familiar to gardeners and farmers as a slow-release organic fertilizer.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 油かす肥料: oil-cake fertilizer
- 菜種油かす: rapeseed oil cake
NOTE:
In Osaka cuisine, あぶらかす also refers to a different food — fried beef or pork offal — but the fertilizer/feed sense above is the standard nationwide meaning.