Meanings
grano1
plural granos
- historicalA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
Synonyms: Spanish grain, grain
Grano2
- A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
Origin
grano · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
- Latingrānus“grain”
- Spanishgrano“grain, 1/9216 Spanish pound”
- Englishgrano
From Spanish grano (“grain, 1/9216 Spanish pound”), from Latin grānus (“grain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Doublet of grain.
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Full word history & related roots →Grano · proper noun
- ItalianGrano
- SpanishGrano
- EnglishGrano
Borrowed from Spanish Grano, Italian Grano.
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Cite this entry
grano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grano
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