manjerona

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin maiōrāna.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾõ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾõ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ʒɨˈɾo.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: man‧je‧ro‧na

Noun

manjerona f (plural manjeronas)

1. marjoram (Origanum majorana, a herb of the mint family)