noun, masculine/ɡʁɛ̃/plural: grains
grain; a small amount, a bit
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.
/ɡʁɛ̃/
grain; a small amount, a bit
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.
squall, thunderstorm
Related: avoir un grain, veiller au grain
Perhaps from etymology 1, referring to hailstones.