oregano
English
Etymology
From Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒɹɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/, /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɔˈɹɛɡənoʊ/, /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
Audio (US) (file)
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.
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
Further reading
- “oregano” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Pronunciation
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 | — | oreganoineen |
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoer, definite plural oreganoene)
Synonyms
- bergmynte
- kung
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoar, definite plural oreganoane)
Synonyms
- bergmynte
- kung
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.rɛˈɡa.nɔ/
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