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Etymology
From grapa (“claw”) + -at.
Pronunciation
Noun
grapat m (plural grapats)
- handful (the amount that a hand will contain)
- handful (small quantity)
2019, Irene Solà, Canto jo i la muntanya balla, Barcelona: Anagrama, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16:Hi havia deixat dues vaques, un grapat de porcs i de gallines i un gos i dos gats desarrelats, una dona i dues criatures i un vell.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative) a lot (large amount)
Derived terms
Participle
grapat (feminine grapada, masculine plural grapats, feminine plural grapades)
- past participle of grapar
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