granel

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish granel, itself a borrowing of Catalan graner. === Noun === granel m (uncountable) bulk ==== Usage notes ==== Found only in the fixed expression a granel (“in bulk”). === Further reading === “granel”, 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 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Spanish granel, from Catalan graner (“granary”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw Hyphenation: gra‧nel === Noun === granel m (plural granéis) granary, barn Synonym: celeiro bulk (printing) galley (informal) disorder, confusion Synonym: desordem ==== Derived terms ==== a granel === Further reading === “granel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “granel”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “granel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Catalan graner (“granary”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈnel/ [ɡɾaˈnel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: gra‧nel === Noun === granel m (plural graneles) bulk (unpackaged goods) ==== Usage notes ==== This is almost exclusively in the phrase a granel (“in bulk”). === Further reading === “granel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025