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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
extra virgin
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Vegetarians therefore may include a little oil in their cooking, and extra virgin olive oil is the best choice.
▪ We also bought some of the extra virgin olive oil, stored in huge terracotta jars with wooden lids.
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extra virgin

a. Of a fine grade of virgin olive oil. alt. Of a fine grade of virgin olive oil. n. An olive oil of this grade.

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Extra virgin

Extra virgin may refer to:

  • Extra virgin, a grade of olive oil
  • Extra Virgin, a 1996 album by Olive

Usage examples of "extra virgin".

He walked across to the big stainless steel fridge with glass panelled doors - the one item of kitchen furniture he'd chosen - and took out a half litre of Filippo Berio extra virgin olive oil, which he like to keep cool.

Pasta is linguine with roasted vegetables, garlic, baby artichokes, basil and extra virgin olive oil.

Claire could feel the bag holding the glass bottle of extra virgin olive oil beginning to slip.

Moving upwards, he views the shelf of lubricants and creams and lotions: the butter and the margarine, the tub of lard, the mayonnaise, the extra virgin olive oil, the salad dressings and the HP Sauce.

I've eliminated all fats except a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, on salad, at noon.

Drip several teaspoons of extra, extra virgin olive oil into a pot that is big enough to accommodate the volume of soup you wish to make.