grenha

Portuguese

FWOTD – 24 August 2013

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin grenniō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾe.ɲɐ/

Noun

grenha f (plural s)

1. tangled, messy or uncombed hair
   • 2002, Nilo Barroso, Badulaques, 7 Letras, page 49:

     Felizmente (como diria o mestre de Urupês), as idéias têm por invólucro o crânio, o couro e a grenha.

     Luckily (as the master behind Urupês would say), ideas have the skull, the hide and the tangled hair as wrapping.

Derived terms

• desgrenhado
• grenhoso