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grelha.

a grill used for barbecuing food

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɾe.ʎɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɾɐ(j).ʎɐ/Portugal/ˈɡɾe.ʎɐ/Northern, Portugal/ˈɡɾe.ʎɐ/Central, Portugal
  1. a grill used for barbecuing food

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French greille, from Latin craticula. Doublet of the inherited gradelha, and of the neological borrowing cratícula.

verb/ˈɡɾe.ʎɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɾɐ(j).ʎɐ/Portugal/ˈɡɾe.ʎɐ/Northern, Portugal/ˈɡɾe.ʎɐ/Central, Portugal
  1. inflection of grelhar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of grelhar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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