Portuguese

granizo (Portuguese, Spanish nouns)

Noun

granizo m (plural granizos)

1. hail (balls of ice)

Spanish

granizo (Portuguese, Spanish nouns)

Etymology

From Latin grandine, singular ablative of grandō ‎(“hail, ice ball”), perhaps influenced by grano ‎(“grain”) + -izo.

Pronunciation

• (z-s distinction) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈni.θo/
• Rhymes: -iθo
• (seseo merger) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈni.so/
• Rhymes: -iso

Noun

granizo m ‎(plural granizos)

1. (uncountable) hail
2. (countable) hailstone

Synonyms

• (hail): pedrisco

Descendants

• Portuguese: granizo

Verb

granizo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of granizar.