milgrana

Occitan

Etymology

A hybrid of Latin mille-grana (a thousand seeds) + malogranatum (seeded fruit), from malum + granatum. Compare Galician milgranda, Portuguese milgrada, Catalan magrana, Spanish milgrana, Italian melograno.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Béarn):(file)
  • /milˈɣɾano/

Noun

milgrana f (plural milgranas)

  1. pomegranate

Dialectal variants

  • miugrana
  • meurana Gascon

Further reading

  • Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mīlle grāna (one thousand grains).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /milˈɡɾana/ [milˈɣ̞ɾa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: mil‧gra‧na

Noun

milgrana f (plural milgranas)

  1. pomegranate (fruit)

Further reading