engrain

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French phrase en grain. See grain (“cochineal dye”).

Verb

engrain (third-person singular simple present engrains, present participle engraining, simple past and past participle engrained)

1. Alternative spelling of ingrain

Anagrams

• Reginan, aginner, aningre, earning, geranin, grannie, nearing, nigeran

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French

Etymology

en- +‎ grain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡʁɛ̃/

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Noun

engrain m (plural engrains)

1. (botany) einkorn wheat

   Synonym: petit épeautre