engrain

English

Etymology

From the French phrase en grain. See grain.

Verb

engrain (third-person singular simple present engrains, present participle engraining, simple past and past participle engrained)

Alternative spelling of ingrain

Anagrams

Reginan, aginner, aningre, earning, geranin, grannie, nearing, nigeran

French

Etymology

en- +‎ grain

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡʁɛ̃/

Noun

engrain m (plural engrains)

(botany) einkorn wheat
Synonym: petit épeautre

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