different between ajwain vs oregano

English

Alternative forms

• ajouan, ajowan, ajowain, ajwan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ?????? (ajv?in).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d?wa?n/, /?æd?wa?n/

Noun

ajwain (plural ajwains)

1. A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed-like fruit, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.

Synonyms

• bishop's weed
• carom

Translations

English

Etymology

From Spanish orégano (“wild marjoram”), from Latin or?ganum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (oríganon). Doublet of origanum.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???????n??/, /??????no?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??????no?/, /??????no?/

Noun

oregano (usually uncountable, plural oreganos)

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

   Synonym: wild marjoram

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

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• oregano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Noun

oregano c (singular definite oreganoen, plural indefinite oreganoer)

1. oregano (Origanum vulgare)

Declension

Synonyms

• almindelig merian
• vild merian

Further reading

• “oregano” in Den Danske Ordbog

See also

• oregano on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin or?ganum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (oríganon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?.re???a?.no?/
• Hyphenation: ore?ga?no
• Rhymes: -a?no?

Noun

oregano m (uncountable)

1. oregano (spice)
2. oregano, Origanum vulgare

   Synonym: wilde marjolein

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ore??(?)no/, [?o?re????(?)no?]
• Rhymes: -?no
• Syllabification: o?re?ga?no

Noun

oregano

1. oregano

Declension

Japanese

Romanization

oregano

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano

Noun

oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoer, definite plural oreganoene)

1. oregano

Synonyms

• bergmynte
• kung

References

• “oregano” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (oríganon), via Latin origanum and Spanish oregano

Noun

oregano m (definite singular oreganoen, indefinite plural oreganoar, definite plural oreganoane)

1. oregano

Synonyms

• bergmynte
• kung

References

• “oregano” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Spanish orégano, from Latin or?ganum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (hór??ganon), possibly from ???? (óros, “mountain, hill”) + ????? (gános, “brightness, sheen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.r???a.n?/

Noun

oregano n

1. oregano (plant)
2. oregano (leaves used to flavour food)

Declension

Further reading

• oregano in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• oregano in Polish dictionaries at PWN