greña
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from Old Spanish greñon, from Medieval Latin grenniōnem, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grendo- (“mustache, beard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰren- (“facial hair”). Compare Middle Irish grend, Irish greann.
Noun[edit]
greña f (plural greñas)
- tangled mess of hair
- entanglement
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “greña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014