argan

== English == === Etymology === From Tashelhit argan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡən/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡən === Noun === argan (plural argans) A tree of species Sideroxylon spinosum (formerly Argania spinosa), of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil. Fruit of this tree. ==== Derived terms ==== argan oil ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Argania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Nagra, Ragan, grana, ranga == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Tashelhit argan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ɡɑ̃/ === Noun === argan m (plural argans) argan === References === “argan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === ragan — with metathesis === Adjective === argan strong masculine accusative singular of argr == Tashelhit == === Etymology === Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit اَرْكَانْ (“argan”), a verbal noun of رچ (reg, “to grind, to crush”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /arɡan/ === Noun === argan m (plural arganen, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ, Arabic spelling آرڭان) argan tree ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → French: arganier → English: argan → Arabic: أرقان → Moroccan Amazigh: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ (argan) === See also === === References === Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 381b