Meanings
noungutter oil (uncountable)
- uncountableAsiaIllicit cooking oil that has been recycled from waste oil collected from restaurant fryers, slaughterhouses, sewage, etc.
Origin
Calque from Chinese 地溝油／地沟油 (dìgōuyóu).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 地溝油 /地沟油
- 地溝油 /地沟油 (dìgōuyóu)illicit cooking oil
Finnish laittomasti kierrätetty ruokaöljy
- laittomasti kierrätetty ruokaöljyillicit cooking oil
French huile d'égoût, huile de gouttière
- huile d'égoûtillicit cooking oil
- huile de gouttièreillicit cooking oil
- huile de caniveauillicit cooking oil
- huile d’égoutillicit cooking oil
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APA
gutter oil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gutter%20oil
MLA
“gutter oil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gutter%20oil. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gutter oil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gutter%20oil.
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