engruna

Catalan

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly derived from engrunar, assuming that verb derives from enrunar (“demolish”). If, however, the verb derives from the noun then this could represent a root of pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋˈɡɾu.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋˈɡɾu.na]

Noun

engruna f (plural engrunes)

1. crumb
2. (figurative) a tiny bit, a smidgen

   Synonyms: busca, volva

3. (in the plural) leavings

   Synonym: deixalles

Related terms

• engrunar

Further reading

• “engruna”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “engruna” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “engruna”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Etymology 2

Verb

engruna

1. inflection of engrunar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative