grapat
Catalan
Etymology
From grapa (“claw”) + -at.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ɡɾəˈpat/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈpat/
- Rhymes: -at
Noun
grapat m (plural grapats)
- handful (the amount that a hand will contain)
- handful (small quantity)
- 2019, Irene Solà, Canto jo i la muntanya balla, Barcelona: Anagrama, →ISBN, OCLC 1104811388, page 16:
- Hi havia deixat dues vaques, un grapat de porcs i de gallines i un gos i dos gats desarrelats, una dona i dues criatures i un vell.
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- (figurative) a lot (large amount)
Derived terms
- a grapats
Verb
grapat m (feminine grapada, masculine plural grapats, feminine plural grapades)
- past participle of grapar
Further reading
- “grapat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.