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marjoram
(mɑːʳdʒərəm)
uncountable noun
Marjoram is a kind of herb.
marjoram in British English
(ˈmɑːdʒərəm)
noun
1. Also called: sweet marjoram
an aromatic Mediterranean plant, Origanum (or Marjorana) hortensis, with small pale purple flowers and sweet-scented leaves, used for seasoning food and in salads: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
2. Also called: wild marjoram, pot marjoram, origan
a similar and related European plant, Origanum vulgare
See also oregano, origanum Word origin
C14: via Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin marjoranamarjoram in American English
(ˈmɑrdʒərəm)
noun
any of a number of perennial plants of the mint family, esp. sweet marjoram
Word origin
ME majoran < OFr majorane < ML maiorana, prob. altered < L amaracus < Gr amarakos, marjoram: of Indic orig., akin to Sans maruva-Image ofmarjoram
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British English: marjoram /ˈmɑːdʒərəm/ NOUN
Marjoram is a kind of herb.
- American English: marjoram
- Arabic: مَرْدَكوش
- Brazilian Portuguese: manjerona
- Chinese: 墨角兰
- Croatian: mažuran
- Czech: majoránka
- Danish: merian
- Dutch: marjolein
- European Spanish: mejorana
- Finnish: meirami
- French: marjolaine
- German: Majoran
- Greek: ματζουράνα
- Italian: maggiorana
- Japanese: マヨラナ
- Korean: 마저럼
- Norwegian: merian
- Polish: majeranek
- European Portuguese: manjerona
- Romanian: măghiran
- Russian: майоран
- Latin American Spanish: mejorana
- Swedish: mejram
- Thai: ต้นมาจอรั่มมีใบหอมใช้ปรุงอาหารและใส่ในสลัด
- Turkish: mercanköşk
- Ukrainian: майоран
- Vietnamese: cây kinh giới
Chinese translation of 'marjoram'
marjoram
(ˈmɑːdʒərəm)
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墨角兰(蘭)
(mòjiǎolán)
- to cut both ways
- to cut corners
- to cut/divide sth into quarters
- to cut in (on sb)
- to cut it fine
- to cut loose
- to cut no ice (with sb)
- to cut off your nose to spite your face
- to cut one's finger/hair
- to cut one's hand/knee
- to cut one's losses
- to cut o.s.
- to cut sb down to size
- to cut short
- to cut someone down to size
- to cut someone to the quick
- to cut something to the bone
- to cut sth in half
- to cut sth to size
- to cut the mustard
- to cut your teeth on something cut your teeth in/as
- tod
- to dab a wound with sth
- to dabble in sth
- to dance about/off