Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Remade analogically as a singular from the original form grăunț (later interpreted as a plural), itself from an alteration of an earlier *grănuț with a nasal infix, from Vulgar Latin root *granuceum or *granutium, ultimately from Latin grānum. Compare Aromanian gãrnuts.

Noun

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grăunte m (plural grăunți)

  1. grain (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops), corn
    Synonyms: bob, grâne
  2. seed
    Synonyms: sămânță, boabă

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