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.

Anagrams

• Magar

Italian

Adjective

grama f

1. feminine singular of gramo

Old English

Alternative forms

• groma

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

Descendants

• Middle English: grame, grome
  • English: grame

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ama

Etymology 1

Noun

grama f (plural gramas)

1. grass

Related terms

See also

• erva
• relva f

Etymology 2

Noun

grama m or f (nonstandard) (plural gramas)

1. gram (unit of mass)

Related terms

• micrograma
• quilograma

Spanish

Noun

grama f ‎(uncountable)

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