Oregano

See also: oregano and orégano

German

Etymology

19th century, borrowed from Spanish orégano, at first for the New-World species in the Lippia genus. Use for the Mediterranean plant since the latter half of the 20th century (ca. 1970s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (prescriptive standard) /oˈʁeːɡano/, (at least equally common) /oʁeˈɡaːno/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Oregano m (strong, genitive Oreganos, no plural)

1. oregano (Origanum vulgare)

   Synonyms: (biology) Echter Dost, (otherwise dated) Dost, Wilder Majoran

2. (dated) ellipsis of Karibischer Oregano (“Lippia micromera”) or Mexikanischer Oregano (“Lippia graveolens”)

Declension

Declension of Oregano [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Oregano
genitive	eines	des	Oreganos
dative	einem	dem	Oregano
accusative	einen	den	Oregano

Further reading

• Oregano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Oregano” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish orégano.

Noun

Oregano m (uncountable)

1. oregano

   Synonym: Léiffrabettstréi