greña
See also: grena and grená
Spanish
Etymology
Back-formation from Old Spanish greñon, from Medieval Latin *grenniō, grenniōnis, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grendo- (“mustache, beard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰren- (“facial hair”). Compare Middle Irish grend, Irish greann.
Noun
greña f (plural greñas)
- tangled mess of hair
- entanglement
Derived terms
- a la greña
- agarrarse de las greñas
Further reading
- “greña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014