oregano
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əˌnoʊ, ɔˈrɛg‐ noun
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a Mediterranean variety of wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare), with pungent leaves |
| 2. | the dried powdered leaves of this plant, used to season food |
| [C18: American Spanish, from Spanish, from Latin orīganum, from Greek origanon an aromatic herb, perhaps marjoram] | |
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Oregano
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Word Origin & History
oregano
1771, from Sp./Sp. Amer. oregano, from L. origanus, origanum, from Gk. oreiganon, from oros "mountain" (see oread) + ganos "brightness, ornament." The older form of the word in Eng. was the L.-derived origanum (c.1265), also origan (c.1420). In Europe, the dried leaves of
wild marjoram; in America, a different, and more pungent, shrub.
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OREGANO definition
["On the Design and Specification of the Programming Language OREGANO", D.M. Berry. UCLA-ENG-7388, 1973].
Example sentences
Stick to four: dried rosemary, thyme, oregano and maybe some dried parsley.
Put oregano in the pizza sauce, never in the marinara.
Oregano seems to inhibit egg laying and larval developmental probably because the oregano plant has to fight off bugs too.
Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with oregano and/or freshly ground pepper.
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