oregano

From Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Doublet of origanum.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒɹɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/, /əˈɹɛɡənəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/

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oregano (usually uncountable, plural oreganos)

1. A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.

   Synonym: wild marjoram

2. Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens
3. The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

• oregano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

oregano c (singular definite oreganoen, plural indefinite oreganoer)

1. oregano (Origanum vulgare)

• almindelig merian
• vild merian

• oregano on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

• “oregano” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).

• IPA^(key): /ˌoː.reːˈɣaː.noː/

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• Hyphenation: ore‧ga‧no
• Rhymes: -aːnoː

oregano m (uncountable)

1. (botany) Synonym of wilde marjolein (“oregano plant, Origanum vulgare”)
2. (cooking) oregano: the leaves of Origanum vulgare used as food

• oregano on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

From Spanish orégano.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoreɡɑ(ː)no/, [ˈo̞re̞ˌɡɑ̝(ː)no̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑno
• Syllabification^(key): o‧re‧ga‧no

oregano

1. oregano

   Synonyms: mäkimeirami, (archaic) espanjanhumala

• “oregano”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

oregano

1. Rōmaji transcription of オレガノ

From Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano.

oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoer, definite plural oreganoene)

1. oregano

• bergmynte
• kung

• “oregano” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano.

oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoar, definite plural oreganoane)

1. oregano

• bergmynte
• kung

• “oregano” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὅρῑ́γανον (hórī́ganon), possibly from ὄρος (óros, “mountain, hill”) + γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”).

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.rɛˈɡa.nɔ/

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• Rhymes: -anɔ
• Syllabification: o‧re‧ga‧no

oregano n (indeclinable)

1. oregano (plant)

   Synonym: lebiodka

2. oregano (leaves used to flavour food)

• oregano in Polish dictionaries at PWN

oregano c

1. oregano (spice)
2. oregano, Origanum vulgare

   Synonym: kungsmynta

• oregano in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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• origano

Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́ganon).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈɾeɡano/ [ʔoˈɾɛ.ɣɐ.no]
• Rhymes: -eɡano
• Syllabification: o‧re‧ga‧no

oréganó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜒᜄᜈᜓ) (botany)

1. Cuban oregano

   Synonym: suganda

• “oregano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018