oregano
/ˈɒɹɪˌɡɑːnəʊ//əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/
oregano noun: a herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
Noun
oregano (usually uncountable, plural oreganos)
- A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
- Synonyms:
- wild marjoram
- Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens.
- The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.
oregano meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
oregano in Hindi
- plant
- सथ्रा sathrā, बनतुलसी bantulsī
oregano in Tamil
- oregano
- ஆர்கனோ ārkaṉō
oregano in Marathi
- plant
- ओरेगानो oregāno
- leaves used to flavour food
- ओरेगानो oregāno
oregano in Bengali
- পুদিনা পাতা, পরিবারের বহুবর্ষজীবী ঝোপযুক্ত পাতা, উদ্ভিদ
More languagesFewer languages
- oregano in Tagalog
- suganda
- oregano in Arabic
- مَرْدَقُوش mardaqūš, مَرْدَقُوش بَرِّيّ mardaqūš barriyy, الزَّعْتَر البَرِّي az-zaʕtar al-barrī
- oregano in Persian
- پونه کوهی, مردکوش mardkuš
- oregano in Thai
- ออริกาโน ɔɔ-rí-gaa-nôo
Synonyms of oregano
Forms of oregano
| plural | oreganos |
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Origin of oregano
18th century, from Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Doublet of origanum.
Words formed from oregano
- Cuban oregano
- English oregano
- Lebanese oregano
- Mexican oregano
- Mt. Pima oregano
- oreganoed
- Spanish oregano
- Syrian oregano
Questions about oregano
- What does oregano mean?
- Oregano means a herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
- What is oregano in Hindi?
- Oregano in Hindi is सथ्रा (sathrā), बनतुलसी (bantulsī). See Oregano meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is oregano?
- Oregano is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oregano?
- Oregano is pronounced /ˈɒɹɪˌɡɑːnəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oregano?
- The plural of oregano is oreganos.
Words near oregano in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oregano (page history and authors); ஆர்கனோ (Tamil) (page history and authors); oregano (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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