grenade
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From French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pome grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Latin pomum granatum (“seeded fruit”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada.
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grenade (plural grenades)
- (obsolete) A pomegranate.
- A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched from a grenade launcher.
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a pomegranate
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small explosive device
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Substantive use of Old French granate in pome granate ‘pomegranate’, from dialectal Italian pom granat, from Latin pomum granatum ‘seeded fruit’. The -d- developed under influence from Spanish granada.
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grenade f. (plural grenades)
