oregano

noun

uh-RE-guh-noh/əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/UKo-ri-GAH-noh/ɒɹɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/

3 meanings of oregano

1
noununcountable
Dried or fresh leaves used to give food a strong taste, especially in pizza and pasta.
She sprinkled dried oregano over the pizza before baking it.
Add a little oregano to the soup for extra flavor.
2
noununcountable
A small plant with strong-smelling leaves that people grow for cooking.
We planted oregano in a pot on the kitchen window.
Bees love the small purple flowers of the oregano plant.
3
noununcountable
Any plant with leaves that taste like true oregano, such as the Mexican kind, used for cooking.
The oregano in Mexican cooking comes from a different plant but tastes almost the same.
This oregano grows in the desert and has a stronger, sharper taste than the garden kind.

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It came into English in the 18th century from Spanish orégano, meaning 'wild marjoram'.