grão

See also: grao and graõ

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin grānum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾã.u/

Noun

grão m (plural grãos)

  1. grain

Descendants

  • Galician: gran
  • Portuguese: grão, gram (obsolete), graõ (obsolete), grao (obsolete)
    • Macanese: grám

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: grão

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese grão, from Latin grānum. Cognate with Galician gran, Spanish grano, and Catalan gra.

Noun

grão m (plural grãos)

  1. grain, seed of various grass crops
  2. grain, similar particles of any substance
    Synonyms: glóbulo, partícula, grânulo
  3. (historical) grao, Portuguese grain, a former small Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm
  4. (historical) grao, Portuguese grain, a former small Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg
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Descendants
  • Macanese: grám

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese gran, clipping of grande (“great, big”).

Adjective

grão (feminine grã, masculine plural grãos, feminine plural grãs)

  1. (rare outside compounds) grand; great; grand-
    Synonym: grande
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