agraz

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agraz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *acraceum, from acer. Cognate with Portuguese agraço, Spanish agraz, Catalan agràs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɣɾaθ]

Noun

agraz m (plural agraces)

1. verjuice
2. unripe grape

Related terms

• agro

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “agraz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “agraz”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agraz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agraz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From agro +‎ -az.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾa(j)s/ [aˈɡɾa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾa(j)s/ [aˈɡɾa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾa(j)ʃ/ [aˈɡɾa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɾaʃ/ [ɐˈɣɾaʃ]

• Hyphenation: a‧graz

Noun

agraz m (plural agrazes)

1. (viticulture) unripe grape (more commonly used in the plural)

   Synonym: agraço

2. verjuice
3. unripe fruit
4. (figurative) cleverness

Adjective

agraz m or f (plural agrazes)

1. very acrid, sour

   Synonym: agraço

Related terms

• agro

Further reading

• “agraz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from agro, from Latin acrus, from acer, acris. See also Italian agresto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾaθ/ [aˈɣ̞ɾaθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾas/ [aˈɣ̞ɾas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧graz

Adjective

agraz m or f (masculine and feminine plural agraces)

1. unpleasant, disagreeable

Noun

agraz m (plural agraces)

1. verjuice

   Synonym: verjus

2. unripe grape
3. red-berried mistletoe (Viscum cruciatum)

   Synonym: marojo

4. redcurrant (Ribes rubrum)

   Synonym: calderilla

5. Andean blueberry (Vaccinium meridionale, Vaccinium floribundum)

   Synonyms: mortiño, camueza, vichacha, gongapa

Derived terms

• agracejo
• agrazada
• en agraz

Further reading

• “agraz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024