"Oregano" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /oˈʁeːɡano/ (note: prescriptive standard), /oʁeˈɡaːno/ (note: at least equally common) Audio: De-Oregano.ogg Forms: Oreganos [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Oregano [nominative, singular], Oreganos [genitive, singular], Oregano [dative, singular], Oregano [accusative, singular]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|la|grc}}, {{bor+|de|es|orégano|nocap=1}} borrowed from Spanish orégano, {{taxfmt|Lippia|genus}} Lippia Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Oregano m (strong, genitive Oreganos, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. oregano (Origanum vulgare) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Echter Dost [biology, natural-sciences], Dost (english: otherwise dated), Wilder Majoran
    Sense id: en-Oregano-de-noun-hX~PCNgN Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Herbs, Menthinae subtribe plants Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Herbs: 45 55 Disambiguation of Menthinae subtribe plants: 82 18
  2. (dated) Short for Karibischer Oregano (“Lippia micromera”) and Mexikanischer Oregano (“Lippia graveolens”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, masculine, no-plural, strong Alternative form of: Karibischer Oregano (extra: (“Lippia micromera”) and Mexikanischer Oregano (“Lippia graveolens”))
    Sense id: en-Oregano-de-noun-7jYm0PXE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Herbs Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Herbs: 45 55

Inflected forms

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