calandra — meaning in English

English meaning

• grill noun A rack of metal bars used for cooking food over direct heat.
• weevil noun Any of tens of thousands of species of small beetles, many with a distinctive elongated snout, that typically feed on plants or stored grain.

Senses

calandra is used for these senses in English:

• calandra lark Any bird in the genus Melanocorypha, but especially in the species Melanocorypha calandra of the Mediterranean region and central Asia.
• grill On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
• weevil Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.

grill — full definition

1. noun A rack of metal bars used for cooking food over direct heat.
2. verb To cook food over direct heat, typically outdoors.
3. verb To question someone intensively and aggressively.

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