engrain
English edit
Etymology edit
From the French phrase en grain. See grain (“cochineal dye”).
Verb edit
engrain (third-person singular simple present engrains, present participle engraining, simple past and past participle engrained)
- Alternative spelling of ingrain
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
engrain m (plural engrains)
- (botany) einkorn wheat
- Synonym: petit épeautre
Further reading edit
- “engrain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.