orégano
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Portuguese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: o‧ré‧ga‧no
Noun
orégano m (plural oréganos)
- oregano (Origanum vulgare, a herb of the mint family)
- oregano (leaves of the oregano plant used to flavour food)
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὅρῑ́γανον (hórī́ganon), possibly from ὄρος (óros, “mountain, hill”) + γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
orégano m (plural oréganos)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “orégano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014