油(あぶら)汚(よご)れ

あぶらよごれ
noun
grease stain; oily grime
daily-life
1. grease stain; oily grime
Dirt made of cooking oil or machine oil that clings to a surface. Most often used of kitchen grime on stoves, range hoods, and dishes, and of oil marks on clothing.
キッチンの油(あぶら)汚(よご)れがひどい。
The grease in the kitchen is terrible.
重曹(じゅうそう)で油(あぶら)汚(よご)れを落(お)とした。
I removed the grease with baking soda.
換気扇(かんきせん)の油(あぶら)汚(よご)れは、時間(じかん)がたつほど落(お)ちにくくなる。
Grease on a ventilation fan gets harder to remove the longer it sits.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 汚(よご)れ: dirt, stain — the general word for any kind of soiling
  • 水垢(みずあか): water scale — mineral deposits from water, which need an acid cleaner rather than the alkaline cleaners used on grease