granizo

Significat

Noun

1. (masculine,uncountable) hail
2. (countable,masculine) hailstone

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of granizar

Amb guionet com

gra‧ni‧zo

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɡɾaˈniθo/

Etimologia

Most likely grano (“grain”) + -izo.
Alternative and less likely etymologies derive it from Latin grandinem (“hail, ice ball”), through a Vulgar Latin root *grand(i)niceum (however this presents some phonetic difficulties), or perhaps later influenced by grano and -izo. Compare a similar development in Occitan granissa. Cf. also Italian grandine.