granizo

See also: granizó

Portuguese

granizo (Portuguese, Spanish nouns)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish granizo.

Noun

granizo m (plural granizos)

hail (balls of ice)

Spanish

granizo (Portuguese, Spanish nouns)

Etymology

From Latin grandinem, accusative singular of grandō (“hail, ice ball”), perhaps influenced by grano (“grain”) + -izo. Compare Italian grandine.

Pronunciation

(z-s distinction) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈni.θo/
Rhymes: -iθo
(seseo merger) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈni.so/
Rhymes: -iso

Noun

granizo m (plural granizos)

(uncountable) hail
(countable) hailstone

Synonyms

(hail): pedrisco

Descendants

Portuguese: granizo

Verb

granizo

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of granizar.

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