mejorana
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From older mayorana, majorana, from Medieval Latin maiorana, possibly an alteration of synonymous Latin amaracus, from Ancient Greek ἀμαράκος (amarakos) (cf. French marjolaine, Italian maggiorana and Portuguese manjerona).[1] The Ancient Greek and Medieval Latin terms could ultimately be from Sanskrit मरुव (maruva) "marjoram", the latter with influence of Latin maiora "greater" by folk etymology.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /me̞xo̞ˈrana/
[edit] Noun
mejorana f. (plural mejoranas)
[edit] Synonyms
- (Origanum majorana): mayorana
[edit] See also
Origanum majorana on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia:Origanum majorana- Thymus mastichina on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia:Thymus mastichina
[edit] References
- ^ 1988, Gómez de Silva, Guido, Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española (in Spanish), Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, ISBN 968-16-2812-8:
