granel

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish granel, itself a borrowing of Catalan graner.

Noun

granel m (uncountable)

1. bulk

Usage notes

• Found only in the fixed expression a granel (“in bulk”).

Further reading

• “granel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish granel, from Catalan graner (“granary”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈnɛw/ [ɡɾaˈnɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈnɛl/ [ɡɾɐˈnɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈnɛl/ [ɡɾɐˈnɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈnɛ.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
• Hyphenation: gra‧nel

Noun

granel m (plural granéis)

1. granary, barn

   Synonym: celeiro

2. bulk

   Essa loja vende produtos a granel.

   That shops sells products in bulk.

3. (printing) galley
4. (informal) disorder, confusion

   Synonym: desordem

Derived terms

• a granel

Further reading

• “granel”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “granel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan graner (“granary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈnel/ [ɡɾaˈnel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: gra‧nel

Noun

granel m (plural graneles)

1. bulk (unpackaged goods)

Usage notes

• This is almost exclusively in the phrase a granel (“in bulk”).

Further reading

• “granel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10