greña
Spanish, noun/ˈɡɾeɲa/
greña is spelled G-R-E-Ñ-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 99,300th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Greña is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tangled mess of hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cabello, generalmente humano, hirsuto, en desorden o poco cuidado”.
What does greña mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetangled mess of hair
- 2
feminineentanglement
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cabello, generalmente humano, hirsuto, en desorden o poco cuidado. 2. Cosa entrelazada o enredada con otra, que no es fácil de separar. 3. Parte de una cosecha o mies depositada en la era para ser trillada. 4. Primer retoño que produce un sarmiento después de haber sido sembrado en la tierra.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of greña
- greñas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce greña?
- /ˈɡɾeɲa/
- [ˈɡɾe.ɲa]
- [ˈgɾeɲa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is greña in Spanish?
greña appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).