grampo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin, from English grampus, ultimately from Latin crassius (fat) + piscis (fish).

Noun[edit]

grampo m (plural grampi)

  1. kind of grey dolphin (Grampus griseus)

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From grampa, from Proto-Germanic *krampō (cramp, clasp). See also cãibra.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃pu
  • Hyphenation: gram‧po

Noun[edit]

grampo m (plural grampos)

  1. (nautical) clamp
  2. (Brazil) clip, staple, holdfast (U-shaped)
    Synonym: (Portugal) agrafo
  3. (slang) bug (electronic listening device)
  4. (Brazil, slang) handcuff
  5. (Brazil) hairpin

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