engrunar
See also: engruñar
Catalan
editEtymology
editPerhaps from engruna, although the noun could also be derived from the verb. If this is the case, the verb could be from a variant form of enrunar (“demolish”) with an intrusive g.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editengrunar (first-person singular present engruno, first-person singular preterite engruní, past participle engrunat)
- (transitive) to crumble, to reduce to crumbs
- Synonym: esmicolar
- (transitive) to pick off (grains)
- Synonym: esgranar
- (figurative, transitive) to shatter, to demolish
- (figurative, transitive) to relate in great detail
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of engrunar (first conjugation)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “engrunar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “engrunar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “engrunar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024