gros-grain

See also: grosgrain

French

Etymology

From gros + grain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʁo.ɡʁɛ̃/

Noun

gros-grain m (plural gros-grains)

grosgrain

Descendants

→ Catalan: grogrèn
→ English: grosgrain (later borrowing)
→ English: grogram (earlier borrowing)
- → French: gourgouran
  - → Catalan: gorgorà
  - → Portuguese: gorgorão
  - → Spanish: gorgorán
→ Italian: gros-grain
→ Japanese: グログラン (guroguran)

Further reading

“gros-grain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Alternative forms

gros grain, grosgrain

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gros-grain.

Noun

gros-grain m (invariable)

grosgrain, petersham (rough woolen cloth)

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