Meanings
noungrao (plural graos)
plural graos
- historicalA traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm.
- historicalA traditional short Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Portuguese graingrain
Origin
- Latingrānum
- Old Galician-Portuguesegrão
- Portuguesegrão“grain”
- Englishgrao
From Portuguese grão (“grain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese grão, from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, gram, and granum.
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APA
grao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grao
MLA
“grao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grao. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grao,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grao.
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