granuja

Spanish

Etymology

From grano +‎ -uja, feminine form of -ujo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈnuxa/ [ɡɾaˈnu.xa]
Rhymes: -uxa
Syllabification: gra‧nu‧ja

Noun

granuja f (plural granujas)

grains (especially of grape)
(colloquial) rabble, riffraff (group of rascals)

Adjective

granuja m or f (masculine and feminine plural granujas)

roguelike, rough around the edges

Noun

granuja m or f by sense (plural granujas)

scoundrel, rascal, yob
Synonyms: (Asturias, Galicia and Leon) pillabán, pillastre

Derived terms

granujilla (deprecative diminutive)

Further reading

“granuja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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