🇮🇹 Italian

origano

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masculine

l' origano

oregano

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origano
/loˈriːɡano/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say origano in Italian?

IPA
/loˈriːɡano/

How do you pronounce origano in Italian?

origano is pronounced /loˈriːɡano/ 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?

Origano 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 oregano?

The Italian word for oregano is l' origano — masculine.

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