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grigio.

grey

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡri.d͡ʒo/

  1. grey

  2. dismal, murky, sombre

  3. drab

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis) and Dutch grijs (“grey”). More at grizzle. Cognate with Sicilian grisu/griciu.

noun/ˈɡri.d͡ʒo/

  1. grey

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis) and Dutch grijs (“grey”). More at grizzle. Cognate with Sicilian grisu/griciu.

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