engruna

== Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Possibly derived from engrunar, assuming that verb derives from enrunar (“demolish”). If, however, the verb derives from the noun then this could represent a root of pre-Roman origin. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əŋˈɡɾu.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [eŋˈɡɾu.na] ==== Noun ==== engruna f (plural engrunes) crumb (figurative) a tiny bit, a smidgen Synonyms: busca, volva (in the plural) leavings Synonym: deixalles ===== Related terms ===== engrunar ==== Further reading ==== “engruna”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “engruna”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “engruna”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== engruna inflection of engrunar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative