grape

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English [edit]

A bunch of grapes (definition 1)

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English grape, from Old French grape, grappe, crape (cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes), from graper, craper (to pick grapes, literally to hook), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *krappo (hook), from Proto-Germanic *krappô (hook), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- (hook), *gremb- (crooked, uneven), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (to turn, bend, twist). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe (hook), Old High German krapfo (German Krapfe, hook). More at cramp.

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Noun [edit]

grape (countable and uncountable; plural grapes)

  1. (countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on certain vines.
  2. (countable) A woody vine that bears clusters of grapes; a grapevine.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A dark purplish red colour, the colour of many grapes.
    grape colour:    
  4. (uncountable) grapeshot.
  5. A mangy tumour on a horse's leg.

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Adjective [edit]

grape (comparative more grape, superlative most grape)

  1. Containing grapes or having a grape flavor.
  2. Of a dark purplish red colour.

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Danish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ɡrɛjb/, [ɡ̊ʁɛjb̥], [ɡ̊ɹɛjb̥]

Noun [edit]

grape c (singular definite grapen, plural indefinite graper)

  1. grapefruit (a large, round tart fruit)

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Verb [edit]

grape (infinitive grapar)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of grapar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of grapar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of grapar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of grapar.

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Noun [edit]

grape c

  1. grapefruit