grjón
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse grjón (“groats”), whence the Danish gryn (“grain”) and the Swedish gryn, cognate with Middle High German grien (“gravelly sand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grjón n (genitive singular grjóns, nominative plural grjón)
- grain (usually of rice)
- (offensive, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) an East Asian person
Declension
declension of grjón
Synonyms
- (Asian person): hrísgrjón