grampo

Italian

Etymology

New Latin, from English grampus, ultimately from Latin crassius (“fat”) + piscis (“fish”).

Noun

grampo m (plural grampi)

kind of grey dolphin (Grampus griseus)

Portuguese

Etymology

From grampa, from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”). See also cãibra.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/
Hyphenation: gram‧po

Noun

grampo m (plural grampos)

(nautical) clamp
clip, staple, holdfast (U-shaped)
(slang) bug (bugging device)
(Brazil, slang) handcuff
(Brazil) hairpin

Synonyms

(clamp): grampa
(staple, Portugal): agrafo
(hairpin, Portugal): gancho

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