greix

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus (“thick”). Compare French graisse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡɾeʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡɾejʃ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ejʃ

Noun

greix m (plural greixos)

1. fat, blubber
2. grease, grime

   Synonym: greixum

Derived terms

• engreixar
• greixar
• greixera
• greixina
• greixó
• greixor
• greixós
• greixum

Related terms

• cras
• gras

Further reading

• “greix”, 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