grão — meaning in English

English meaning

• grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
• grit noun Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.
• kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.

Senses

grão is used for these senses in English:

• grain (countable) A single particle of a substance.
• grit A measure of the size of abrasive grains, such as those on sandpaper, and thus their relative coarseness or fineness; the smaller the number, the coarser the abrasive: thus, 60 is rough, 600 is fine, and 3000 is ultrafine.
• kernel (botany) A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.

grain — full definition

1. noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
2. noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
3. noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
4. noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.

grit — full definition

1. noun Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.
2. noun Courage, determination, and mental toughness in the face of difficulty.
3. verb To clench (the teeth), especially to endure pain or push through difficulty.

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