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grama

grama

See also: -grama

English

Noun

grama (countable and uncountable, plural gramas)

  1. Various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua gracilis
    • 2005, Tom Drury, "Path Lights", in The New Yorker, 17 October 2005
      Every few years, Ingrid goes back to take a look, even though all that’s left is the old bleached shell of a house, surrounded by blue grama grass and tall trees with pale bark and waxy leaves.

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Italian

Adjective

grama f

  1. feminine singular of gramo

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gramô. Cognate with Old Saxon gramo, Old Saxon gremi, Old High German gramo, Old Norse gremi. Akin also to Old English gram (angry, cruel, fierce), Old English grimm, grim (fierce, savage).

Noun

grama m (nominative plural graman)

  1. anger, rage; trouble
  2. demonic spirit, devil, demon; imp, puck

Declension

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ama

Etymology 1

Noun

grama f (plural gramas)

  1. grass
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Etymology 2

Noun

grama m or f (nonstandard) (plural gramas)

  1. gram (unit of mass)
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Spanish

Noun

grama f (uncountable)

  1. grass (mostly varieties intended for cattle fodder)
  2. lawn