grullo
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
grulla
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish grullo, from grulla (“crane (bird)”).
=== Noun ===
grullo (countable and uncountable, plural grullos)
A colouring of horses characterized by smoky or mouse-colored hairs on the body, often with shoulder and dorsal stripes and black barring on the lower legs.
A horse having this colouring.
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Lombardic *grollo (“rancor, anger”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡrul.lo/
Rhymes: -ullo
Hyphenation: grùl‧lo
=== Adjective ===
grullo (feminine grulla, masculine plural grulli, feminine plural grulle)
(dialectal, Tuscany) stupid, silly
=== Noun ===
grullo m (plural grulli, feminine grulla)
fool, idiot
==== Related terms ====
grullagine
=== Further reading ===
grullo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
grullo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
grullo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
grùllo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
grullo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
grullo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From grulla (“crane”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Syllabification: gru‧llo
=== Adjective ===
grullo (feminine grulla, masculine plural grullos, feminine plural grullas)
(Mexico, said of horses) having an ashen color
=== Further reading ===
“grullo”, 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