grenier

See also: Grenier

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French grenier, from Old French grenier, gernier, guernier, from Latin grānārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁə.nje/

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• Rhymes: -je

Noun

grenier m (plural greniers)

1. granary

   grenier d’abondance ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   grenier à blé ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. attic, garret (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)

Related terms

• grain

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ingérer
• négrier