argan

From Tashelhit argan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡən/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡən

argan (plural argans)

1. A tree of species Sideroxylon spinosum (formerly Argania spinosa), of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil.
   • 2016 June 7, Celeste Hicks, “'Free, local and special': argan oil co-ops booming in Morocco”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     When pressed, the argan tree’s fruit produces a luxurious oil which is rich in fatty acids, omega-6 and vitamin E. Argan is said to help treat many skin and hair conditions.

2. Fruit of this tree.

• argan oil

• Argania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Nagra, Ragan, grana, ranga

Borrowed from Tashelhit argan.

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡɑ̃/

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argan m (plural argans)

1. argan

• “argan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• ragan — with metathesis

argan

1. strong masculine accusative singular of argr

Likely derived from rg (“to grind, to crush”), ultimately from Proto-Berber *ăβrəǵ (“to grind, to pestle”).

• IPA^(key): /arɡan/

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argan m (construct state wargan, plural argann, plural construct state wargann, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ, Arabic spelling آرڭان)

1. argan tree

   Uhuy i wabbay n wargan, nrat i ttarix.

   No to cutting down the Argan trees, we want it for history.

2. argan oil

• → French: arganier
• → English: argan
• → Arabic: أرقان
• → Moroccan Amazigh: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ (argan)

• 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