Etymology

grito

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Today it means: A Mexican outcry characterized by ululation, used as an expression before a battle cry or ranchera. Full definition →

Spanish grito ← Vulgar Latin *crītāre ← Proto-West Germanic *krītanbor.?
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  1. Latinquirītō
  2. Latincirito?
  3. Proto-West Germanic*krītanbor.?
  4. Vulgar Latin*crītāre
  5. Spanishgritardeverb.
  6. Spanishgrito
  7. English todaygrito

Borrowed from Spanish grito.

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