Etymology

grande

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Today it means: Of a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16 ounces (~ 455 ml). Full definition →

Italian grande
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grande · adjective, noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed fromgrande
  2. English todaygrande

Borrowed from Italian grande. Doublet of grand and grandee.

grande · noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromgrande
  2. English todaygrande

From Spanish grande. Doublet of grand.

grande · adjective3

  1. French · borrowed fromgrande
  2. English todaygrande

From French grande, feminine of grand.

Grande · proper noun4

  1. Italian · borrowed fromGrande
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromGrande
  3. English todayGrande

Borrowed from Romance (either Spanish Grande or Italian Grande).

Words from the same roots

Spanishgrande all →

grandeeGaspar Grande

Frenchgrande all →

grande wormwood

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.