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grao

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grao
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm.

noun

A traditional short Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: grão, grānum

Inflected Forms

graos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ponto (1⁄24 grao) linha (1⁄2 grao) dedo (4 graos) polegada (6 graos) vintem (2+1⁄4 graos) quilate (4 graos) escropulo (24 graos) oitava (72 graos)

Synonyms

Portuguese grain grain

Questions

What does grao mean?
A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm.
Where does grao come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce grao

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