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olive in Malay

zaitun

/ˈɒ.lɪv//ˈɑ.lɪv/

olive in Malay: zaitun. In English, olive means a tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.

Malay words for olive

fruit
zaitun

English meaning of olive

  1. noun A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
  2. noun The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
  3. noun The wood of the olive tree.
  4. noun A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.

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Questions about olive in Malay

What is the meaning of olive in Malay?
Olive in Malay is zaitun.
Apakah maksud olive dalam bahasa Melayu?
Olive: zaitun.
What does olive mean in English?
Olive means a tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: olive (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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