orégano
See also: oregano and Oregano
Portuguese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈɾɛ.ɡa.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈɾɛ.ɡa.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈɾɛ.ɡɐ.nu/ [ɔˈɾɛ.ɣɐ.nu]
- 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
- orégão
- ourégão
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὅρῑ́γανον (hórī́ganon), possibly from ὄρος (óros, “mountain, hill”) + γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈɾeɡano/ [oˈɾe.ɣ̞a.no]
- Rhymes: -eɡano
- Syllabification: o‧ré‧ga‧no
Noun
orégano m (plural oréganos)
- oregano, pot marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Derived terms
- no todo el monte es orégano
Descendants
- → English: oregano
- → German: Oregano
Further reading
- “orégano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014