orégano

Portuguese

/oˈɾɛɡɐnu/, /uˈɾɛɣɐnu/

noun

Definitions

oregano Origanum vulgare, a herb of the mint family
oregano leaves of the oregano plant used to flavour food

Etymology

Derived from Latin orīganum derived from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον.

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὀρίγανον

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Cognates and derived terms

origanum Latin
orīganum Latin
origano Italian
orégano Spanish, Castilian
ὀρίγανον Ancient Greek
ὅρῑ́γανον Ancient Greek
oregano Norwegian Bokmål
oregano Norwegian Nynorsk
ourego Galician