grapat

Catalan

Etymology

From grapa (claw) + -at.

Pronunciation

Noun

grapat m (plural grapats)

  1. handful (the amount that a hand will contain)
  2. handful (small quantity)
    • 2019, Irene Solà, Canto jo i la muntanya balla, Barcelona: Anagrama, →ISBN, OCLC 1104811388, page 16:
      Hi havia deixat dues vaques, un grapat de porcs i de gallines i un gos i dos gats desarrelats, una dona i dues criatures i un vell.
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  3. (figurative) a lot (large amount)

Derived terms

Verb

grapat m (feminine grapada, masculine plural grapats, feminine plural grapades)

  1. past participle of grapar

Further reading

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