grá

/ɡɹɑː/

noun

Love, affection.

Meanings

noungrá (uncountable)
  1. IrelanduncountableLove, affection.

    He admits that, as a project, “it's a bit niche, but I think anybody who's been here develops a massive grá for Achill. […]”

    2023 August 5, Lauren Murphy, quoting Graham Sweeney, “Sounds of Achill”, in Irish Independent Magazine, page 11

Origin

  1. Irishgrá
  2. Irishgrá
  3. Englishgrá

Borrowed from Irish grá.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

grá. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gr%C3%A1

MLA

“grá.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gr%C3%A1. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grá,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gr%C3%A1.

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