orégano
Spanish, noun/oˈɾeɡano/
orégano is spelled O-R-É-G-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,911th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orégano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “oregano, pot marjoram (Origanum vulgare)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Origanum vulgare) Herbácea aromática de la familia de la menta (Labiadas). Las hojas y flores se utilizan…”.
What does orégano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoregano, pot marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Origanum vulgare) Herbácea aromática de la familia de la menta (Labiadas). Las hojas y flores se utilizan como condimento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of orégano
- oréganos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orégano?
- /oˈɾeɡano/
- [oˈɾe.ɣ̞a.no]
- [oˈɾeɣ̞ano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orégano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orégano in Spanish?
orégano appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).