grainço

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *grānicium or from grão (“grain”) +‎ -iço. Compare Galician greiza.

Pronunciation

Noun

grainço m (plural grainços)

  1. (Beira, Trás-os-Montes) hail
    Synonyms: saraiva, pedrisco, graelo

Derived terms

  • grainçada
  • grainçar

References

Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “grainço”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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