Masculí

Oregano

Significat

Conceptes

(Anglès)

(masculine, no-plural, strong) oregano (Origanum vulgare)
(abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis, masculine, no-plural, strong) ellipsis of Karibischer Oregano (“Lippia micromera”) or Mexikanischer Oregano (“Lippia graveolens”)

Freqüència

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/oˈʁeːɡano/

Manllevat de espanyol

orégano

In summary

19th century, borrowed from Spanish orégano, at first for the New-World species in the Lippia genus. Use for the Mediterranean plant since the latter half of the 20th century (ca. 1970s).