gragnola

Italian

Alternative forms

• gragnuola (literary)

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *grandeola, from Latin grandō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraɲˈɲɔ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Hyphenation: gra‧gnò‧la

Noun

gragnola f (plural gragnole)

1. hail, shower, flood, torrent (figurative, of abuse etc.)

   Synonym: scarica

2. (meteorology) ice pellets

Related terms

• grandine

Further reading

• gragnola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana