grampa

English

Etymology

Alteration of grandpa.

Noun

grampa (plural grampas)

1. (informal) grandfather

Anagrams

• pragma

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”). Compare Portuguese grampo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾampa̝/

Noun

grampa f (plural grampas)

1. staple
2. hairpin
3. clamp

   Synonyms: canterla, galga

Derived terms

• grampar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “grampa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “grampa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “grampa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN