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grill

Pronunciation: [ˈɡɾiʎ]

“grill” is a Catalan word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. cricket (insect)
  2. sprout, shoot (new growth from a tuber or bulb)
  3. segment, section (of a citrus fruit or a nut)

In Catalan

  1. Insecte saltador diverses espècies de la família dels gríl·lids, de color negre rogenc, característic pel carrisqueig que fan els mascles per fricció dels èlitres.
  2. Brot tendre d'una llavor, d'un tubercle, d’un bulb.
  3. Part, separada per membranes, de certs fruits, especialment cítrics.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan grill, from Latin gryllus (compare Occitan gril, Spanish grillo), probably from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).

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