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gregale

gre·ga·le
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grey-gah-ley]
    • /greɪˈgɑ leɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grey-gah-ley]
    • /greɪˈgɑ leɪ/

Definitions of gregale word

  • noun gregale a strong northeast wind that blows in the central and western Mediterranean area. 1
  • noun gregale a northeasterly wind occurring in the Mediterranean 0
  • noun gregale A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east. 0

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Origin of gregale

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; < Italian grecale, gregale < Late Latin Grecālis. See Greek, -al1

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Parts of speech for Gregale

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gregale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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