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queen olive

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Etymology

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Calque of Spanish aceituna de la reina.

Noun

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queen olive (plural queen olives)

  1. A superior kind of olive grown in Spain. It is large and oblong, with a small but long pit and a delicate flavour, and is cured when green.
  2. (loosely) Any olive of similar character.
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