greña

Meaning

1. (feminine) tangled mess of hair
2. (feminine) entanglement

Concepts

ruffled hair

enmeshment

entanglement

mane

dishevelled

mat of hair

see andar a la greña

shock of hair

mop of hair

Synonyms

cabello chascoso

cerda

melena

cabello crespo

cabello enmarañado

cabello ondulado

cabellos greñudos

cabello

cabello sucio y enredado

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Etymology

Back-formation from Old Spanish greñon, from Medieval Latin grenniōnem, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grendo- (“mustache, beard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰren- (“facial hair”). Compare Middle Irish grend, Irish greann.