grigio

Meaning

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
grì‧gio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡri.d͡ʒo/
Etymology

Borrowed from Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis) and Dutch grijs (“grey”). More at grizzle. Cognate with Sicilian grisu/griciu.

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