argāns

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

argāns m (1st declension)

1. argan (a tree of southwestern Morocco, Argania spinosa, particularly prized for its oil)

   auga “Argania spinosa” latviskais nosaukums ir argāns ― the 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 olīvkokiem ― argan 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 lielāki ― argans are somewhat similar to olives, but much larger

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