oregano
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Doublet of origanum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒɹɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/, /əˈɹɛɡənəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
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Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
oregano c (singular definite oreganoen, plural indefinite oreganoer)
Declension[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | oregano | oreganoen | oreganoer | oreganoerne |
genitive | oreganos | oreganoens | oreganoers | oreganoernes |
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
- oregano on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Further reading[edit]
- “oregano” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oregano m (uncountable)
- (botany) Synonym of wilde marjolein (“oregano plant, Origanum vulgare”)
- (cooking) oregano: the leaves of Origanum vulgare used as food
Further reading[edit]
- oregano on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oregano
- oregano
- Synonyms: mäkimeirami, (archaic) espanjanhumala
Declension[edit]
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 | ||
abessive | oreganotta | oreganoitta | ||
instructive | — | oreganoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “oregano”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
oregano
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano.
Noun[edit]
oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoer, definite plural oreganoene)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “oregano” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano.
Noun[edit]
oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoar, definite plural oreganoane)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “oregano” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὅρῑ́γανον (hórī́ganon), possibly from ὄρος (óros, “mountain, hill”) + γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oregano n (indeclinable)
Further reading[edit]
- oregano in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
oregano c
- oregano (spice)
- oregano, Origanum vulgare
- Synonym: kungsmynta
Declension[edit]
Declension of oregano | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | oregano | oreganon | — | — |
Genitive | oreganos | oreganons | — | — |
References[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́ganon).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoˈɾeɡano/ [ʔoˈɾɛ.ɣɐ.no]
- Rhymes: -eɡano
- Syllabification: o‧re‧ga‧no
Noun[edit]
oréganó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜒᜄᜈᜓ) (botany)
- Cuban oregano
- Synonym: suganda
Further reading[edit]
- “oregano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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