English
halvarine
Halvarine comes from Dutch halvarine ‘a form of margarine, with half the amount of…’.
- Dutchc. 1500–presenthalvarine‘a form of margarine, with half the amount of fat that normal margarine contains’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presenthalvarine‘a form of margarine, with half the amount of fat that normal margarine contains’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Dutch halvarine
Today it means
noun A form of reduced-fat margarine from Holland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch halvarine / halvarine