oregano

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UK/ˈɒɹɪˌɡɑːnəʊ/US/əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/

noun

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

Similar
wild marjorammarjorampot marjoramwinter sweetOriganum vulgare
OriginSpanish orégano ← Latin orīganum ← Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον →
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Meanings

nounoregano (usually uncountable, plural oreganos)

plural oreganos

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

    Synonyms: wild marjoram

  2. uncountableusuallyOther herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens.
  3. uncountableusuallyThe leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
wild marjoram

More synonyms by meaning

nounaromatic Eurasian perennial

Similar
marjorampot marjoramwild marjoramwinter sweetOriganum vulgare
Broader
origanum

nounpungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets

Similar
marjoram
Broader
herb
Also see
marjoramwild marjoram

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀρίγανον
  2. Latinorīganum
  3. Spanishorégano“wild marjoram”
  4. Englishoregano

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον, ὀρίγανος
  • ὀρίγανον (oríganon)plant
  • ὀρίγανος (oríganos)plant
  • ὀρίγανον (oríganon)leaves used to flavour food
Arabic مَرْدَقُوش, مَرْدَقُوش بَرِّيّ
  • مَرْدَقُوش (mardaqūš)plant
  • مَرْدَقُوش بَرِّيّ (mardaqūš barriyy)plant
  • الزَّعْتَر البَرِّي (az-zaʕtar al-barrī)plant
  • مَرْدَقُوش (mardaqūš)leaves used to flavour food
Basque oregano
  • oreganoplant
Bulgarian сушен риган, риган
  • сушен риган (sušen rigan)plant
  • риган (rigan)leaves used to flavour food
Catalan orenga, orenga
  • orengaplant
  • orengaleaves used to flavour food
Chinese Mandarin 牛至, 牛至
  • 牛至 (niúzhì)plant
  • 牛至 (niúzhì)leaves used to flavour food
Czech dobromysl obecná, oregano
  • dobromysl obecnáplant
  • oreganoplant
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
Danish oregano, almindelig merian
  • oreganoplant
  • almindelig merianplant
Dutch wilde marjolein< oregano, oregano
  • wilde marjolein< oreganoplant
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
Esperanto origano
  • origanoplant
Finnish mäkimeirami, oregano
  • mäkimeiramiplant
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
French marjolaine sauvage, origan
  • marjolaine sauvageplant
  • origanplant
  • origanleaves used to flavour food
German Oregano, Echter Dost
  • Oreganoplant
  • Echter Dostplant
  • Dostplant
  • Wilder Majoranplant
  • Oreganoleaves used to flavour food
Greek ρίγανη, ρίγανη
  • ρίγανη (rígani)plant
  • ρίγανη (rígani)leaves used to flavour food
Hebrew אורגנו
  • אורגנוleaves used to flavour food
Hindi सथ्रा, बनतुलसी
  • सथ्रा (sathrā)plant
  • बनतुलसी (bantulsī)plant
Icelandic óriganó
  • óriganóplant
Irish oragán, máirtín fiáin
  • oragánplant
  • máirtín fiáinplant
  • oragánleaves used to flavour food
Italian origano, origano
  • origanoplant
  • origanoleaves used to flavour food
Japanese 花薄荷, ハナハッカ
  • 花薄荷plant
  • ハナハッカ (hanahakka)plant
  • オレガノ (oregano)plant
  • オレガノ (oregano)leaves used to flavour food
Korean 오레가노
  • 오레가노 (oregano)plant
Latin orīganum, orīganum
  • orīganumplant
  • orīganumleaves used to flavour food
Latvian raudene
  • raudeneplant
Lithuanian raudonė̃lis, raudonė̃lis
  • raudonė̃lisplant
  • raudonė̃lisleaves used to flavour food
Māori orekano
  • orekanoleaves used to flavour food
Norwegian Bokmål oregano
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
Norwegian Nynorsk oregano
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
Persian پونه کوهی, مردکوش
  • پونه کوهیplant
  • مردکوش (mardkuš)plant
Polish oregano, lebiodka
  • oreganoplant
  • lebiodkaplant
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
Portuguese orégano, orégão
  • oréganoplant
  • orégãoplant
  • oréganoleaves used to flavour food
  • orégãoleaves used to flavour food
Romanian oregano, sovârf
  • oreganoplant
  • sovârfplant
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
  • sovârfleaves used to flavour food
Russian души́ца, матрёшка
  • души́ца (dušíca)plant
  • матрёшка (matrjóška)plant
  • орега́н (oregán)leaves used to flavour food
Slovak oregano, pamajorán
  • oreganoplant
  • pamajoránplant
Spanish orégano, orégano
  • oréganoplant
  • oréganoleaves used to flavour food
Swedish oregano, kungsmynta
  • oreganoplant
  • kungsmyntaplant
  • vildmejramplant
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
Tagalog suganda, suganda
  • sugandaplant
  • sugandaleaves used to flavour food
Thai ออริกาโน, ออริกาโน
  • ออริกาโน (ɔɔ-rí-gaa-nôo)plant
  • ออริกาโน (ɔɔ-rí-gaa-nôo)leaves used to flavour food
Turkish fare kulağı, kekik
  • fare kulağıplant
  • kekikleaves used to flavour food
  • otu kekikleaves used to flavour food
Ukrainian материнка
  • материнка (materynka)plant
Welsh oregano, oregano
  • oreganoplant
  • oreganoleaves used to flavour food
Yiddish אָריגאַן, אָריגאַן
  • אָריגאַן (origan)plant
  • אָריגאַן (origan)leaves used to flavour food
Cite this entry
APA

oregano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oregano

MLA

“oregano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oregano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oregano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oregano.

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