grenha

Portuguese
FWOTD – 24 August 2013

Etymology

From Latin grenniō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾe.ɲɐ/

Noun

grenha f (plural grenhas)

  1. tangled, messy or uncombed hair
    • 2002, Nilo Barroso, Badulaques, 7 Letras, page 49:
      Felizmente (como diria o mestre de Urupês), as idéias têm por invólucro o crânio, o couro e a grenha.
      Luckily (as the master behind Urupês would say), ideas have the skull, the hide and the tangled hair as wrapping.

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