HOW TO PRONOUNCE
oregano
/ˌɔˈɹɛɡəˌnoʊ/
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Give the second syllable the main beat.
Use four syllables with a hard g after the stressed vowel. The final no has secondary stress, but the vowel in the second syllable remains strongest.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“She sprinkled oregano over the sauce.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does oregano mean?
noun
- A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
- Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens.
- The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɔˈɹɛɡəˌnoʊ/
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