granuja

Spanish

Etymology

From grano +‎ -uja, feminine form of -ujo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈnuxa/ [ɡɾaˈnu.xa]
• Rhymes: -uxa
• Syllabification: gra‧nu‧ja

Noun

granuja f (plural granujas)

1. grains (especially of grape)
2. (colloquial) rabble, riffraff (group of rascals)

Adjective

granuja m or f (masculine and feminine plural granujas)

1. roguelike, rough around the edges

Noun

granuja m or f by sense (plural granujas)

1. scoundrel, rascal, yob

   Synonyms: (Asturias, Galicia and Leon) pillabán, pillastre

Derived terms

• granujilla (deprecative diminutive)

Further reading

• “granuja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024