vanaspati
/vəˈnʌspəˌtiː
/noun [mass noun]
A type of thick vegetable oil used in India.Vegetable ghee or vanaspati ghee is harmful as it contains nickel/aluminum....
- The other items being sold in the State are micro-refined sunflower oil, vanaspati, jam, honey, tomato sauce, squash, Markfed wheat, fruits and potatoes.
- With this fresh impetus, the total edible oil processing capacity, including vanaspati, is expected to cross 20 million tonne per annum.
Origin
From Sanskrit vanas-pati, literally 'lord of the wood, lord of plants'.