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Drinks on Momentum’s menu include the Bird’s Eye View (rum blend, campari, passionfruit, citrus oleo saccharum, cinnamon-honey and mint for $17), and Non-Chalant (Mezcal, Blanco, agave, lime, chili and vanilla gold dust for $16). Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2025 Made with lily oleo extract to smooth, hydrate, and plump, the lipstick has a spot in celebrity makeup artist Kirin Bhatty’s kit. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025 Our signature cocktail, the Fragrance Wellness, combines our gin with jasmine oleo saccharum, Club Maté, rose and juniper bitters, and lemon—served post-treatment in our spa. Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 Also, a special Mother's Day cocktail, the Loretto Lemonade, made with Maker's Mark, strawberry oleo, simply strawberry lemonade and garnished with white chocolate strawberry. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2025 Highlights include cocktails like the Mexican Dream, made with Casa Dragones Añejo, yellow lemon oleo, St-Germain, mandarin juice, lime juice and guava purée. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Lemon Oleo Spritz At Javits Center in New York City, a bright and bubbly cocktail uses fresh lemons to their full potential by incorporating peels and juice to create lemon oleo syrup. Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 For an alcohol-free beverage, there's the Letter 23, made with Ghia, a non-alcoholic apéritif, strawberry-cucumber oleo, lemon and basil oil. Sommer Brugal, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 What to try: The Queen of the Night Cactus cocktail ($15), a vibrant blend with smooth heat from jalapeno tequila, the warmth of Ancho Reyes and a refreshing cucumber oleo. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

short for oleomargarine

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oleo was in 1884

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“Oleo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oleo. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.

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oleo

noun
plural oleos
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