oregano
English

Flowering oregano.
Etymology
From Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Doublet of origanum.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒɹɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/, /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɔˈɹɛɡənoʊ/, /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
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Noun
oregano (usually uncountable, plural oreganos)
- A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
- Synonym: wild marjoram
- Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens
- The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.
Derived terms
- Cuban oregano (Coleus amboinicus, syn. Plectranthus amboinicus)
- English oregano (Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare)
- Lebanese oregano (Origanum syriacum)
- Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens and Poliomintha longiflora)
- Mt. Pima oregano (Monarda austromontana)
- Spanish oregano (Thymbra capitata)
- Syrian oregano (Origanum syriacum)
Translations
plant
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leaves used to flavour food
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Danish
Noun
oregano c (singular definite oreganoen, plural indefinite oreganoer)
Declension
Declension of oregano
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | oregano | oreganoen | oreganoer | oreganoerne |
genitive | oreganos | oreganoens | oreganoers | oreganoernes |
Synonyms
- almindelig merian
- vild merian
See also
oregano on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Further reading
- “oregano” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoː.reːˈɣaː.noː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ore‧ga‧no
- Rhymes: -aːnoː
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoreɡɑ(ː)no/, [ˈo̞re̞ˌɡɑ̝(ː)no̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑno
- Syllabification(key): o‧re‧ga‧no
Declension
Inflection of oregano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | oregano | oreganot | ||
genitive | oreganon | oreganojen | ||
partitive | oreganoa | oreganoja | ||
illative | oreganoon | oreganoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | oregano | oreganot | ||
accusative | nom. | oregano | oreganot | |
gen. | oreganon | |||
genitive | oreganon | oreganojen | ||
partitive | oreganoa | oreganoja | ||
inessive | oreganossa | oreganoissa | ||
elative | oreganosta | oreganoista | ||
illative | oreganoon | oreganoihin | ||
adessive | oreganolla | oreganoilla | ||
ablative | oreganolta | oreganoilta | ||
allative | oreganolle | oreganoille | ||
essive | oreganona | oreganoina | ||
translative | oreganoksi | oreganoiksi | ||
instructive | — | oreganoin | ||
abessive | oreganotta | oreganoitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoer, definite plural oreganoene)
Synonyms
- bergmynte
- kung
References
- “oregano” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoar, definite plural oreganoane)
Synonyms
- bergmynte
- kung
References
- “oregano” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὅρῑ́γανον (hórī́ganon), possibly from ὄρος (óros, “mountain, hill”) + γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.rɛˈɡa.nɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -anɔ
- Syllabification: o‧re‧ga‧no
Noun
oregano n (indeclinable)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: o‧re‧ga‧no
- IPA(key): /ʔoˈɾeɡano/, [ʔoˈɾɛ.ɣɐ.no]
Further reading
- “oregano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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