queen olive

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English

Etymology

Translation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish aceituna de la Reina.

Noun

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.