sweet marjoram
- noun
- /ˈswit ˈmɑrdʒərəm/
:
orégano dulce
- In herbal remedies, sweet marjoram is often praised for its soothing properties.
Examples
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I love adding sweet marjoram to my pasta dishes.
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Do you have any sweet marjoram in your garden?
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In traditional medicine, sweet marjoram is sometimes used to soothe digestive discomfort.
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She sprinkled a pinch of sweet marjoram onto the roasted vegetables for extra flavor.
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The scent of sweet marjoram filled the kitchen as she prepared the sauce.
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The aroma of sweet marjoram enhances the flavor of the roasted vegetables.
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When preparing traditional pasta sauce, many chefs choose to include sweet marjoram for its aromatic qualities.
Synonyms
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An herb with small leaves like oregano used to add flavor to food
A small herb with a mild sweet taste and pleasant smell used in cooking
An aromatic herb like oregano from the Mediterranean used to flavor food
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'sweet' modifies 'marjoram' to indicate a variety or quality of the herb that is pleasant/aromatic, so the meaning 'a marjoram with a sweet or fragrant quality' can be directly inferred from the parts. This follows a common adjective+noun pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Sweet marjoram gets its name from the plant's mild taste and nice smell. People used the small 'herb' in cooking and simple medicine, so they added sweet to marjoram to show its gentle flavor, and today sweet marjoram means the fragrant 'herb' used to season food and soothe minor ailments.