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grao

grao noun: a traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm.

Noun

grao (plural graos)

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

Synonyms of grao

Forms of grao

pluralgraos

Origin of grao

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

Questions about grao

What does grao mean?
Grao means a traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm.
What part of speech is grao?
Grao is a noun.
What is the plural of grao?
The plural of grao is graos.

Words near grao in the dictionary

  1. Granya
  2. Granzow
  3. Granzows
  4. granzyme
  5. granzymes
  6. grao
  7. graocracy
  8. grape
  9. grape cactus
  10. grape cell
  11. grape cells

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