English Explanatory Dictionary

grao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm.
  2. A traditional short Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.

Word forms

grao graos

Etymology

From Portuguese grão (“grain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese grão, from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, gram, and granum.

Synonyms

Portuguese grain grain
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