🇮🇹 Italian

origani

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

gli origani

oreganos

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origani
/ʎi oˈriːɡani/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say origani in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi oˈriːɡani/

How do you pronounce origani in Italian?

origani is pronounced /ʎi oˈriːɡani/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo origano fresco che ho comprato al mercato è molto profumato.

The fresh oregano that I bought at the market is very fragrant.

Questo origano secco è migliore di quello verde per la pasta.

This dry oregano is better than the green one for pasta.

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Why is it masculine?

Origani is masculine because it derives from Latin "origanum," which was masculine in gender, following the pattern of many Latin masculine nouns ending in -um that became Italian masculines ending in -o. This gender was preserved through the Romance language evolution.

What is the Italian word for oreganos?

The Italian word for oreganos is gli origani — masculine.

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