granel

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish granel, itself a borrowing of Catalan graner.

Noun

granel m (uncountable)

  1. bulk

Usage notes

  • Found only in the fixed expression a granel (“in bulk”).

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish granel, from Catalan graner (“granary”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: gra‧nel

Noun

granel m (plural granéis)

  1. granary, barn
    Synonym: celeiro
  2. bulk
    Essa loja vende produtos a granel.
    That shops sells products in bulk.
  3. (printing) galley
  4. (informal) disorder, confusion
    Synonym: desordem

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan graner (“granary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈnel/
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: gra‧nel

Noun

granel m (plural graneles)

  1. bulk (unpackaged goods)

Usage notes

  • This is almost exclusively in the phrase a granel (“in bulk”).

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