Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oregano

/əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
oregano
IPA
/əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens.

Uncountable

noun

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: orégano, orīganum, ὀρίγανον

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈɒɹɪˌɡɑːnəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

oreganos (plural)

Derived Forms

oreganoed

Phrases

Cuban oregano English oregano Lebanese oregano Mexican oregano Mt. Pima oregano Spanish oregano Syrian oregano

Synonyms

wild marjoram marjoram pot marjoram winter sweet origanum vulgare

Questions

How do you pronounce oregano?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/.
What does oregano mean?
A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
Where does oregano come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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