see|Grenade
English
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Etymology
From French #French|grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pome grenate �pomegranate�, ultimately from Latin pomum granatum �seeded fruit�. The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada.

Pronunciation
IPA|/gr��neɪd/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd|-eɪd

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete A pomegranate.
2. A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched from a grenade launcher.

Translations
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trans-top|a pomegranate
Hebrew: ר����|רִ�ּ�ֹ� (rimon) m
Japanese: ���
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trans-top|small explosive device
Danish: granat
Hebrew: ר����|רִ�ּ�ֹ� (rimon) m
Japanese: 榴弾 (ryūdan), ���弾 (ryūdan), ����� (guren�do)
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French

Etymology
Substantive use of Old French granate in pome granate �pomegranate�, from dialectal Italian pom granat, from Latin pomum granatum �seeded fruit�. The -d- developed under influence from Spanish granada.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɡ��nad/
SAMPA|/[email protected]/

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. pomegranate
2. #English|grenade
3. insignia, badge

Derived terms
grenadier
grenadine
grenade launcher

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