also: あぶらたれ
noun
oil dripping; dripping oil
Refers to oil that drips or the act of oil dripping, often from food or machinery. The second element タレ/たれ/垂れ comes from 垂れる (to drip).
See also: 垂れる (たれる)
焼き鳥から油タレが落ちて服が汚れた。
Oil dripped from the yakitori and stained my clothes.
この機械は油タレがひどいので修理が必要だ。
This machine has a bad oil leak and needs repair.
The verb meaning 'to drip' or 'to hang down'; 油タレ is a noun derived from it.
Compound of 油 (oil) and the noun form of 垂れる (to drip).