Vingrau

Catalan

Etymology

Maybe from vint graons (“twenty steps”), but more probably from the Germanic given name Winigaud or from vin (“wine”) +‎ grau (“degree, grade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [biŋˈɡɾaw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [viŋˈɡɾaw]
• Rhymes: -aw

Proper noun

Vingrau m

1. a town of the Rosselló (Roussillon) district in Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Vingrau: maybe from vint graons (“twenty steps”), but more probably from the Germanic given name Winigaud or from vin (“wine”) + grau (“degree, grade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ̃.ɡʁo/

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• Rhymes: -o

Proper noun

Vingrau m

1. A town in Roussillon district, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France

Derived terms

• vingraunais