grulla
Spanish, noun/ˈɡɾuʝa/
grulla is spelled G-R-U-L-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,127th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grulla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “crane (bird)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of grullo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ave zancuda de casi un metro veinte de altura que en verano vive en los pantanos del norte de Europa, y de…”.
What does grulla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrane (bird)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of grullo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ave zancuda de casi un metro veinte de altura que en verano vive en los pantanos del norte de Europa, y de octubre a marzo en el valle del Nilo. 2. Persona astuta. 3. Multitud desordenada que llega de pronto a un espectáculo o un lugar. 4. Postura que imita a la grulla.
noun: 1. Grupo de personas que asisten inesperadamente en masa a un evento.
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 grulla
- grullas plural
- grúa alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grulla?
- /ˈɡɾuʝa/
- [ˈɡɾu.ʝa]
- [ˈgɾuʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grulla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grulla in Spanish?
grulla appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).