magrana

Catalan

Etymology

A hybrid of Latin mille-grana (“a thousand seeds”) + malogranatum (“seeded fruit”), from malum + granatum. Compare Galician milgranda, Portuguese milgrada.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /məˈɡɾa.nə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /maˈɡɾa.na/

Noun

magrana f (plural magranes)

pomegranate

Derived terms

magraner

Further reading

“magrana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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