grannon

grannon

Old Portuguese

FWOTD – 17 April 2013

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾa.ˈɲõ/

Noun

grannon m (plural grannões)

1. beard and moustache hair
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 305 (facsimile):

     ⁊ o cãbiador cõ ſanna depenaua ſeu_s grannões.

     And the moneylender angrily plucked his beard.