Meanings
nounargan (plural argans)
plural argans
- A tree of species Sideroxylon spinosum (formerly Argania spinosa), of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil.
When pressed, the argan tree’s fruit produces a luxurious oil which is rich in fatty acids, omega-6 and vitamin E. Argan is said to help treat many skin and hair conditions.
2016 June 7, Celeste Hicks, “'Free, local and special': argan oil co-ops booming in Morocco”, in The Guardian - Fruit of this tree.
Origin
- Tashelhitargan
- Tashelhitargan
- Englishargan
Borrowed from Tashelhit argan.
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Arabic أَرْقَان
- أَرْقَان (ʔarqān)tree
Chinese Mandarin 摩洛哥堅果 /摩洛哥坚果, 摩洛哥堅果 /摩洛哥坚果
- 摩洛哥堅果 /摩洛哥坚果 (móluògē jiānguǒ)tree
- 摩洛哥堅果 /摩洛哥坚果 (móluògē jiānguǒ)fruit
Finnish arganpuu, arganpuun hedelmä
- arganpuutree
- arganpuun hedelmäfruit
French arganier, argan
- arganiertree
- arganfruit
German Arganbaum, Arganie
- Arganbaumtree
- Arganietree
Irish crann argáin
- crann argáintree
Latvian argāns, argāns
- argānstree
- argānsfruit
Persian آرگان
- آرگان (ârgân)tree
Portuguese argânia
- argâniatree
Russian арга́н, арга́новое де́рево
- арга́н (argán)tree
- арга́новое де́рево (argánovoje dérevo)tree
- арга́нское де́рево (argánskoje dérevo)tree
- арга́ния (argánija)tree
Spanish argán, erguén
- argántree
- erguéntree
- argánfruit
- erguénfruit
Turkish argan, argan ağacı
- argantree
- argan ağacıtree
- arganfruit
- argan meyvesifruit
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
argan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argan
MLA
“argan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argan.
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