oregano

See also: Oregano and orégano

English

Flowering oregano.

Etymology

18th century, from Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Doublet of origanum.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒɹɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/, /əˈɹɛɡənəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (UK):

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Noun

oregano (usually uncountable, plural oreganos)

1. A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.

   Synonym: wild marjoram

2. Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens
4. The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

Derived terms

• Cuban oregano (Coleus amboinicus, syn. Plectranthus amboinicus)
• English oregano (Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare)
• Lebanese oregano (Origanum syriacum)
• Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens and Poliomintha longiflora)
• Mt. Pima oregano (Monarda austromontana)
• oreganoed
• Spanish oregano (Thymbra capitata)
• Syrian oregano (Origanum syriacum)

Translations

plant

• Albanian: zaranë, rigon (sq)
• Amharic: please add this translation if you can
• Arabic: مَرْدَقُوش m (mardaqūš), مَرْدَقُوش بَرِّيّ m (mardaqūš barriyy), الزَّعْتَر البَرِّي m (az-zaʕtar al-barrī)
• Asturian: oriéganu m or n, fluriéganu m or n
• Basque: oregano (eu)
• Bulgarian: сушен риган n (sušen rigan)
• Catalan: orenga (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛至 (zh) (niúzhì)

• Chuvash: матрӳшке (matrüške)
• Czech: dobromysl obecná f, oregano (cs) n
• Danish: oregano, almindelig merian
• Dutch: wilde marjolein (nl)< oregano (nl)
• Esperanto: origano (eo)
• Finnish: mäkimeirami (fi)
• French: marjolaine sauvage (fr) f, origan (fr) m
• Galician: ourego (gl) m
• German: Oregano m, (biology) Echter Dost m, (dated) Dost m, Wilder Majoran m
• Greek: ρίγανη (el) f (rígani)

  Ancient: ὀρίγανον n (oríganon), ὀρίγανος m or f (oríganos)

• Hindi: सथ्रा (sathrā), बनतुलसी (hi) (bantulsī)
• Icelandic: óriganó m
• Irish: oragán m, máirtín fiáin m
• Italian: origano (it) m
• Japanese: 花薄荷, ハナハッカ (hanahakka), オレガノ (oregano)
• Komi-Zyrian: вадор душник (vador dušńik)
• Korean: 오레가노 (oregano)
• Latin: orīganum n
• Latvian: raudene (lv) f
• Lithuanian: raudonė̃lis m
• Macedonian: орига́но n (origáno)
• Maltese: oreganu m
• Marathi: ओरेगानो n (oregāno)
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: матрушка (matruška)

  Western Mari: туситӓ (tusitä)

• Norwegian Nynorsk: bergmynte f, kung m, kongsgras n, røyspost m
• Persian: پونه کوهی (fa)
• Polish: oregano (pl) n, lebiodka f
• Portuguese: orégano (pt) m, orégão (pt) m
• Romanian: oregano (ro) m, sovârf (ro) m
• Russian: души́ца (ru) f (dušíca), матрёшка (ru) f (matrjóška)
• Slovak: oregano n, pamajorán m
• Slovene: origano (sl) m
• Spanish: orégano (es) m
• Swedish: oregano (sv) c, kungsmynta (sv) c, vildmejram c
• Tagalog: suganda
• Thai: ออริกาโน (ɔɔ-rí-gaa-nôo)
• Turkish: fare kulağı (tr)
• Udmurt: пыштурын (pyšturyn), матрушка (matruška)
• Ukrainian: материнка f (materynka)
• Welsh: oregano m
• Yiddish: אָריגאַן m (origan)

leaves used to flavour food

• Amharic: please add this translation if you can
• Arabic: مَرْدَقُوش m (mardaqūš)
• Bulgarian: риган (rigan)
• Catalan: orenga (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛至 (zh) (niúzhì)

• Czech: oregano (cs) n
• Dutch: oregano (nl) m
• Finnish: oregano (fi)
• French: origan (fr)
• Galician: ourego (gl) m
• German: Oregano (de)
• Greek: ρίγανη (el) f (rígani)

  Ancient: ὀρίγανον n (oríganon)

• Hebrew: אורגנו (he)
• Irish: oragán m
• Italian: origano (it) m
• Japanese: オレガノ (oregano)
• Latin: orīganum n
• Lithuanian: raudonė̃lis m
• Macedonian: орига́но n (origáno)
• Maori: orekano
• Marathi: ओरेगानो n (oregāno)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: oregano m

  Nynorsk: oregano m

• Polish: oregano (pl) n
• Portuguese: orégano (pt) m, orégão (pt) m
• Romanian: oregano (ro) m, sovârf (ro) m
• Russian: орега́н m (oregán)
• Slovene: origano (sl) m
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: oregano m, origano m

• Spanish: orégano (es) m
• Swedish: oregano (sv) c
• Tagalog: suganda
• Thai: ออริกาโน (ɔɔ-rí-gaa-nôo)
• Turkish: kekik (tr), otu kekik
• Welsh: oregano m
• Yiddish: אָריגאַן m (origan)

Further reading

• oregano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Noun

oregano c (singular definite oreganoen, plural indefinite oreganoer)

1. oregano (Origanum vulgare)

Declension

Declension of oregano

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oregano	oreganoen	oreganoer	oreganoerne
genitive	oreganos	oreganoens	oreganoers	oreganoernes

Synonyms

• almindelig merian
• vild merian

See also

• oregano on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Further reading

• “oregano” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoː.reːˈɣaː.noː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ore‧ga‧no
• Rhymes: -aːnoː

Noun

oregano m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (botany) synonym of wilde marjolein (“oregano plant, Origanum vulgare”)
2. (cooking) oregano: the leaves of Origanum vulgare used as food

Further reading

• oregano on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish orégano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoreɡɑ(ː)no/, [ˈo̞re̞ˌɡɑ̝(ː)no̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑno
• Syllabification^(key): o‧re‧ga‧no
• Hyphenation^(key): ore‧ga‧no

Noun

oregano

1. oregano

   Synonyms: mäkimeirami, (archaic) espanjanhumala

Declension

Inflection of oregano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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
abessive		oreganotta	oreganoitta
instructive		—	oreganoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oregano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oreganoni oreganoni accusative nom. oreganoni oreganoni gen. oreganoni genitive oreganoni oreganojeni partitive oreganoani oreganojani inessive oreganossani oreganoissani elative oreganostani oreganoistani illative oreganooni oreganoihini adessive oreganollani oreganoillani ablative oreganoltani oreganoiltani allative oreganolleni oreganoilleni essive oreganonani oreganoinani translative oreganokseni oreganoikseni abessive oreganottani oreganoittani instructive — — comitative — oreganoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oreganosi oreganosi accusative nom. oreganosi oreganosi gen. oreganosi genitive oreganosi oreganojesi partitive oreganoasi oreganojasi inessive oreganossasi oreganoissasi elative oreganostasi oreganoistasi illative oreganoosi oreganoihisi adessive oreganollasi oreganoillasi ablative oreganoltasi oreganoiltasi allative oreganollesi oreganoillesi essive oreganonasi oreganoinasi translative oreganoksesi oreganoiksesi abessive oreganottasi oreganoittasi instructive — — comitative — oreganoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oreganomme oreganomme accusative nom. oreganomme oreganomme gen. oreganomme genitive oreganomme oreganojemme partitive oreganoamme oreganojamme inessive oreganossamme oreganoissamme elative oreganostamme oreganoistamme illative oreganoomme oreganoihimme adessive oreganollamme oreganoillamme ablative oreganoltamme oreganoiltamme allative oreganollemme oreganoillemme essive oreganonamme oreganoinamme translative oreganoksemme oreganoiksemme abessive oreganottamme oreganoittamme instructive — — comitative — oreganoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oreganonne oreganonne accusative nom. oreganonne oreganonne gen. oreganonne genitive oreganonne oreganojenne partitive oreganoanne oreganojanne inessive oreganossanne oreganoissanne elative oreganostanne oreganoistanne illative oreganoonne oreganoihinne adessive oreganollanne oreganoillanne ablative oreganoltanne oreganoiltanne allative oreganollenne oreganoillenne essive oreganonanne oreganoinanne translative oreganoksenne oreganoiksenne abessive oreganottanne oreganoittanne instructive — — comitative — oreganoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oreganonsa oreganonsa accusative nom. oreganonsa oreganonsa gen. oreganonsa genitive oreganonsa oreganojensa partitive oreganoaan oreganoansa oreganojaan oreganojansa inessive oreganossaan oreganossansa oreganoissaan oreganoissansa elative oreganostaan oreganostansa oreganoistaan oreganoistansa illative oreganoonsa oreganoihinsa adessive oreganollaan oreganollansa oreganoillaan oreganoillansa ablative oreganoltaan oreganoltansa oreganoiltaan oreganoiltansa allative oreganolleen oreganollensa oreganoilleen oreganoillensa essive oreganonaan oreganonansa oreganoinaan oreganoinansa translative oreganokseen oreganoksensa oreganoikseen oreganoiksensa abessive oreganottaan oreganottansa oreganoittaan oreganoittansa instructive — — comitative — oreganoineen oreganoinensa

Further reading

• “oregano”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Japanese

Romanization

oregano

1. Rōmaji transcription of オレガノ

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano.

Noun

oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoer, definite plural oreganoene)

1. oregano

Synonyms

• bergmynte
• kung

References

• “oregano” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano.

Noun

oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoar, definite plural oreganoane)

1. oregano

Synonyms

• bergmynte
• kung

References

• “oregano” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὅρῑ́γανον (hórī́ganon), possibly from ὄρος (óros, “mountain, hill”) + γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.rɛˈɡa.nɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -anɔ
• Syllabification: o‧re‧ga‧no

Noun

oregano n (indeclinable)

1. oregano (plant)

   Synonym: lebiodka

2. oregano (leaves used to flavour food)

Further reading

• oregano in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

oregano (sense 1)

Noun

oregano c

2. oregano (prepared as seasoning)

   Oregano är en örtkrydda

   Oregano is a [culinary] herb

3. oregano, Origanum vulgare

   Synonym: kungsmynta

Declension

Declension of oregano

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	oregano	oreganos
	definite	oreganon	oreganons
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• oregano in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• oregano in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• origano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́gănon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈɾeɡano/ [ʔoˌɾɛː.ɣɐˈn̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɡano
• Syllabification: o‧re‧ga‧no

Noun

oréganó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜒᜄᜈᜓ) (botany)

1. Cuban oregano

   Synonym: suganda

Further reading

• “oregano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• gonorea