gra

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See also: Gra, grá, grå, and grã

Albanian

Etymology

Plural of grua.

Noun

gra

  1. women

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin grānum (compare French grain, Occitan gran, Spanish grano), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate with Portuguese grão, Galician gran, and Spanish grano.

Pronunciation

Noun

gra m (plural grans)

  1. grain, the seed of various grass crops
  2. grain, seed, kernel, bean, a single seed of certain crops
  3. grain, a similar single particle of various substances
  4. grain, the linear surface texture of various substances, particularly wood
  5. pimple, blackhead, a blocked skin pore, especially with a painful and pus-filled inflamation
    • 1994, Enric Casasses, “Cançó”, in Començament dels començaments i ocasió de les ocasions:
      L'amor ho cura tot i no et fas vell,
      és perfecte contra els grans,
      la sífilis del cervell
      i la tristor de les mans.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  6. (historical) grano, Spanish grain, a traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg
  7. grain, other units of measure notionally based on the weight of various grains

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French gras (fat).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gra

  1. fat

Italiot Greek

Noun

gra f

  1. berry

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡra/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: gra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish igra.

Noun

gra f (diminutive gierka, related adjective growy or gierny)

  1. play
    Synonym: zabawa
  2. game
  3. (gaming) gameplay
    Synonym: rozgrywka
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gra

  1. third-person singular present of grać

Further reading

  • gra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • gra in PWN's encyclopedia

Scots

Etymology

From Irish grá.

Noun

gra (plural gras)

  1. (Ulster) liking for; affection.
    I had no gra for it.
    I did not like it; It wasn't to my liking.

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