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granel

Portuguese, noun/ɡɾaˈnɛw/

granel is spelled G-R-A-N-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 51,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Granel is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “granary, barn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “depósito para cereais ou suprimento de comida animal; casa onde se juntam e guardam cereais; depósito de…”.

What does granel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegranary, barn

  2. 2

    masculinebulk

    Essa loja vende produtos a granel.

  3. 3

    masculinegalley

  4. 4

    informalmasculinedisorder, confusion

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. depósito para cereais ou suprimento de comida animal; casa onde se juntam e guardam cereais; depósito de provisões tulha; celeiro 2. trecho de composição tipográfica, antes de ser paginada

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of granel

  • granéis plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce granel?

  • Brazil /ɡɾaˈnɛw/
  • Brazil [ɡɾaˈnɛʊ̯]
  • Portugal /ɡɾɐˈnɛl/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to granel

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is granel in Portuguese?

granel appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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