orenga

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin orīganum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈɾɛŋ.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [oˈɾəŋ.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈɾeŋ.ɡa]

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Noun

orenga f (plural orengues)

1. oregano

Further reading

• “orenga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “orenga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “orenga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025