mejorana

English

Noun

mejorana (plural mejoranas)

  1. Synonym of mejoranera (“musical instrument”).

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mexoˈɾana/ [me.xoˈɾa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: me‧jo‧ra‧na

Noun

mejorana f (plural mejoranas)

  1. marjoram (Origanum majorana)
    Synonyms: mayorana, almoraduj
  2. mastic thyme, Spanish wood marjoram, Thymus mastichina

See also

References

  1. ^ Gómez de Silva, Guido (1988) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española (in Spanish), Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, →ISBN

Further reading

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