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gris.

grey / gray (having a colour between white and black)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɾis/Brazil/ˈɡɾiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈɡɾiʃ/Portugal
  1. grey / gray (having a colour between white and black)

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gris, from Old French gris, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

noun/ˈɡɾis/Brazil/ˈɡɾiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈɡɾiʃ/Portugal
  1. grey / gray (the colour between white and black)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gris, from Old French gris, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

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