echte marjolein

Dutch

Origanum majorana

Etymology

Literally, “true marjoram”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

echte marjolein f (uncountable, diminutive echt marjoleintje n)

1. The marjoram plant, Origanum majorana

   Synonyms: majoraan, marjolein

Usage notes

• When referring to the plant in culinary contexts, typically the qualifier echte is left out; thus, recipes will usually call simply for marjolein.

Further reading

• echte marjolein on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl