mejorana

Spanish

Origanum majorana

Etymology

From older mayorana, majorana, from Medieval Latin maiorana, q.v. (compare French marjolaine, Italian maggiorana and Portuguese manjerona).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mexoˈɾana/

Noun

mejorana f (plural mejoranas)

  1. marjoram (Origanum majorana)
  2. mastic thyme, Spanish wood marjoram, Thymus mastichina

Synonyms

See also

Further reading

References

  1. Gómez de Silva, Guido (1988) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española (in Spanish), Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.