gragnola

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin root *grandeola, from Latin grandō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡraɲˈɲɔ.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Hyphenation: gra‧gnò‧la

Noun

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gragnola f (plural gragnole)

  1. hail, shower, flood, torrent (figurative, of abuse etc.)
    Synonym: scarica
  2. (meteorology) ice pellets
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Further reading

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  • gragnola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana