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granato (accusative singular granaton, plural granatoj, accusative plural granatojn)

1. pomegranate

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈna.to/
• Stress: granàto
• Hyphenation: gra‧na‧to

Borrowed from Latin grānātus (“having many seeds or grains”), derived from grānum (“grain, seed”).

granato (feminine singular granata, masculine plural granati, feminine plural granate)

1. grained (having grains)
2. crimson

• melo granato/mela granata
• pomo granato

granato m (plural granati) (archaic)

1. (botany) pomegranate (tree)
2. pomegranate (fruit)

grano (“wheat”) +‎ -ato

granato (feminine singular granata, masculine plural granati, feminine plural granate) (archaic)

1. Having formed grains.
2. (figuratively) strong, vigorous, sturdy

From granato (“pomegranate”), due to the stone's color resembling that of the pomegranate's seeds.

granato m (plural granati)

1. (mineralogy, uncountable) garnet (gemstone)
2. (mineralogy, uncountable) Synonym of piropo (“pyrope”)
3. One of several synthetic red dyes.

• granato bianco
• granato di Boemia
• granato ferrico
• granato nobile

Noun use of the adjective granato (“having seeds or grains”).

granato m (plural granati)

1. (botany) Synonym of melograno (“pomegranate tree”)

• targano

• granato¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• granato² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• granato³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• granato⁴ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

granātō

1. dative masculine singular of granātus
2. dative neuter singular of granātus
3. ablative masculine singular of granātus
4. ablative neuter plural of granātus