kreikanmeirami
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- Italian oregano, Greek oregano, Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum spicy variant of oregano the dried flowers and leaves of which are used as seasoning
Etymology
Compound from Finnish Kreikan (of Greece, Greek) + Finnish meirami (origanum, marjoram).
Origin
Finnish
meirami
Gloss
origanum, marjoram
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Kreikan Finnish
- kreikanajokoira Finnish
- kreikanmaakilpikonna Finnish
- maustemeirami Finnish
- meirami Finnish
- mäkimeirami Finnish
- mejram Swedish