noun
A soft food made mainly from plant oils, used for cooking or spread on bread instead of butter.
She spread margarine on her toast.
Common phrases & grammar
spread margarine · cook with margarine
American English
How to pronounce margarine
nounB1
MARjern
/ˈmɑɹ.ʤɚ.n̩/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
A soft food made mainly from plant oils, used for cooking or spread on bread instead of butter.
What to listen for
Margarine is commonly pronounced /ˈmɑɹ.ʤə.ɹn̩/. You may also hear /ˈmɑɹ.ʤɚ.n̩/; both are normal American pronunciations.
Also heard/ˈmɑɹ.ʤɚ.n̩/
Also heard/ˈmɑɹ.ʤɹɪn/