granota

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rāna + -ota, with uncertain etymology of the initial g-. Compare French grenouille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾəˈnɔ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ɡɾaˈnɔ.ta]

• Audio (Valencian)

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Noun

granota f (plural granotes)

1. frog
2. boiler suit

Derived terms

• granota arborícola

See also

• capgròs
• cullerot
• gripau

Further reading

• “granota” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “granota”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “granota” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “granota” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan granota (“frog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈnota/ [ɡɾaˈno.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: gra‧no‧ta

Adjective

granota m or f (masculine and feminine plural granotas)

1. (soccer) associated with Levante UD, a Spanish soccer team

Noun

granota m or f by sense (plural granotas)

1. (soccer) someone associated with Levante UD, a Spanish soccer team