grão

See also: grao and graõ

Old Galician-Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin grānum.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾã.u/

Noun edit

grão m (plural grãos)

grain

Descendants edit

Galician: gran
Portuguese: grão

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: grão

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese grão, from Latin grānum. Cognate with Galician gran, Spanish grano, and Catalan gra.

Noun edit

grão m (plural grãos)

grain, seed of various grass crops
grain, similar particles of any substance
Synonyms: glóbulo, partícula, grânulo
(historical) grao, Portuguese grain, a former small Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm
(historical) grao, Portuguese grain, a former small Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg

Coordinate terms edit

(unit of length): ponto (¹⁄₂₄ grão), linha (¹⁄₂ grão), dedo (4 grãos), polegada (6 grãos)
(unit of mass): vintém (2+¹⁄₄ grãos), quilate (4 grãos), escrópulo (24 grãos), oitava (72 grãos), onça (576 grãos)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese gran, clipping of grande (“great, big”).

Adjective edit

grão (feminine grã, masculine plural grãos, feminine plural grãs)

(rare outside compounds) grand; great; grand-
Synonym: grande

Derived terms edit

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