gutter oil

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 地溝油／地沟油 (dìgōuyóu).

Noun

gutter oil (uncountable)

1. (Asia) Illicit cooking oil that has been recycled from waste oil collected from restaurant fryers, slaughterhouses, sewage, etc.

Translations

illicit cooking oil

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地溝油／地沟油 (dìgōuyóu)

• Finnish: laittomasti kierrätetty ruokaöljy
• French: huile d’égoût f, huile de gouttière f, huile de caniveau