Huile d'arachide is the French term for "Peanut Oil", a kind of oil that is extracted from peanuts. Peanut oil is an ideal oil for deep frying becasue of its high melting point. Peanut oil is mostly used in Chinese cuisine. It is used in for cooking, purposes, in soaps and in the manufacture of some pharmaceutical products Huile d'arachide is pronounced "wheel dah-rah-sheed" English: Peanut oil, groundnut oil German: Erdnussöl, Arachusöl French: Huile de cacahuè. Huile d'arachide Spanish: Aceite de cacahuetes Scientific: Arachis hypogaea