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Definition of oregano noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oregano

noun
 
/ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/
 
/əˈreɡənəʊ/
[uncountable]
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  1. a plant with leaves that have a sweet smell and are used in cooking as a herbTopics Foodc2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Spanish, variant of origanum, from Greek origanon, perhaps from oros ‘mountain’ + ganos ‘brightness’.
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