greaves

See also: Greaves

English

Etymology 1

From German Low German.

Noun

greaves pl (plural only)

The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.

Translations

residue from animal fat

Bulgarian: пръжки (bg) f pl (prǎžki)
Danish: Fedtegrever
Dutch: kaantjes (nl) pl
French: cretons (fr) m or pl, grattons (fr) pl or m
Galician: roxón m, roxóns m pl
German: Grieben (de) f pl, Grammeln (de) f pl (southern Germany, Austria)
Hungarian: tepertő (hu), töpörtyű (hu)

Italian: ciccioli pl or m
Polish: skwarka (pl) f
Portuguese: torresmo (pt) m
Russian: шква́рки (ru) f pl (škvárki)
Spanish: chicharrones (es) m pl
Swedish: grevar (sv)

Etymology 2

Noun

greaves

plural of greave

Anagrams

Gervase, servage

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