oregano
orégano with stress marks
oregano plant/leaves
Usage Note
Oregano is borrowed from Spanish 'orégano' and is grown in the Philippines both as a culinary herb and as a folk medicinal plant. It is traditionally used as a home remedy for coughs and colds, making it one of the most common household plants in the country.
Examples
" May oregano sa hardin namin. "
Natural Translation
There is oregano in our garden.
Literal Translation
Has oregano in garden our.
" Naglagay siya ng oregano sa kanyang niluluto. "
Natural Translation
He/she put oregano in what he/she is cooking.
Literal Translation
Put he/she of oregano in his/her cooking.
" Kapag inuubo ang mga bata, kumukuha ang lola ng dahon ng oregano at ginagawang inumin na pinaniniwalaang nakapagpapagaling. "
Natural Translation
When the children are coughing, grandmother gets oregano leaves and turns them into a drink believed to be healing.
Literal Translation
When coughing the children, gets the grandmother of leaf of oregano and makes-into drink that-is-believed healing.
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