grano

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • grain the seed of grass food crops
  • grain, seed, kernel, bean a single seed of certain crops
  • grain single particle of a substance
  • pimple, blackhead inflamed spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus
  • point the focus of a conversation
  • (photography) grain visual texture in processed photographic film
  • grain linear texture of a material or surface

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish grano inherited from Latin grānum (grain, seed, kernel, a grain) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (grain, worn-down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵr̥h₂nóm

Gloss

grain, worn-down

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Kanji

粒

Emoji
🌾

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