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argāns

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See also: argans

Latvian

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Argāns (1)
Argāns (2)

Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Tashelhit ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ (argan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argāns m (1st declension)

  1. argan (a tree of southwestern Morocco, Argania spinosa, particularly prized for its oil)
    auga “Argania spinosa” latviskais nosaukums ir argānsthe Latvian name of the Argania spinosa plant is argāns
    argāna koki ir zemi un ļoti ērkšķaini, dažkārt atgādina krūmus un pēc izskata pa gabalu nedaudz līdzīgi olīvkokiemargan trees are small and very thorny, often reminiscent of bushes and, when seen from a distance, somewhat similar to olive trees
  2. argan (the fruit of this tree)
    aragāni ir nedaudz līdzīgi olīvēm, bet ir krietni lielākiargans are somewhat similar to olives, but much larger

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