granel
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish granel, itself a borrowing of Catalan graner.
Noun
granel m (uncountable)
- bulk
Usage notes
Found only in the fixed expression a granel (“in bulk”).
Further reading
- “granel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Spanish granel, from Catalan graner (“granary”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈnɛw/ [ɡɾaˈnɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐˈnɛl/ [ɡɾɐˈnɛɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
- Hyphenation: gra‧nel
Noun
granel m (plural granéis)
- granary, barn
- Synonym: celeiro
- bulk
- Essa loja vende produtos a granel.
- That shops sells products in bulk.
- (printing) galley
- (informal) disorder, confusion
- Synonym: desordem
Derived terms
- a granel
Further reading
- “granel” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “granel” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Catalan graner (“granary”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈnel/ [ɡɾaˈnel]
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: gra‧nel
Noun
granel m (plural graneles)
- bulk (unpackaged goods)
Usage notes
- This is almost exclusively in the phrase a granel (“in bulk”).
Further reading
- “granel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014