greña
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from Old Spanish greñon, from Medieval Latin grenniōnem, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grendo- (“mustache, beard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰren- (“facial hair”). Compare Middle Irish grend, Irish greann.
Noun edit
greña f (plural greñas)
- tangled mess of hair
- entanglement
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “greña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014