oregano

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

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

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

   Synonym: wilde marjolein

From Spanish orégano.

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

oregano

1. oregano

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

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• 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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oregano in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• origano

Borrowed from Spanish orégano.

• Hyphenation: o‧re‧ga‧no
• IPA^(key): /ʔoˈɾeɡano/, [ʔoˈɾe.ɣɐ.no]

oréganó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜒᜄᜈᜓ)

1. (botany) Cuban oregano

   Synonym: suganda

• “oregano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018