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argan

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tree of species Sideroxylon spinosum (formerly Argania spinosa), of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Fruit of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Tashelhit argan.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَرْقَان (ʔarqān) — tree
  • Arabic: أرقان (ʔargān) — tree
  • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ (argan) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩洛哥堅果 /摩洛哥坚果 (móluògē jiānguǒ) — tree
  • Finnish: arganpuu — tree
  • French: arganier — tree
  • German: Arganbaum — tree
  • German: Arganie — tree
  • Irish: crann argáin — tree
  • Latvian: argāns — tree
  • Persian: آرگان (ârgân) — tree
  • Portuguese: argânia — tree
  • Russian: арга́н (argán) — tree
  • Russian: арга́новое де́рево (argánovoje dérevo) — tree
  • Russian: арга́нское де́рево (argánskoje dérevo) — tree
  • Russian: арга́ния (argánija) — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: argan — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: arganovo drvo — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: arganija — tree
  • Slovene: argan — tree
  • Slovene: arganovo drevo — tree
  • Slovene: arganija — tree
  • Spanish: argán — tree
  • Spanish: erguén — tree
  • Tashelhit: argan — tree
  • Turkish: argan — tree
  • Turkish: argan ağacı — tree
  • Walloon: arganî — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩洛哥堅果 /摩洛哥坚果 (móluògē jiānguǒ) — fruit
  • Finnish: arganpuun hedelmä — fruit
  • French: argan — fruit
  • Latvian: argāns — fruit
  • Spanish: argán — fruit
  • Spanish: erguén — fruit
  • Tashelhit: afyyaš — fruit
  • Turkish: argan — fruit
  • Turkish: argan meyvesi — fruit
  • Walloon: argane — fruit
  • Walloon: olive d' argane — fruit