Grani

¹ American  

[grah-nee] / ˈgrɑ ni /

noun

1. (in theVolsunga Saga ) the horse of Sigurd.

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grani- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “grain,” used in the formation of compound words.

   granivorous.

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grani- British  

combining form

1. indicating grain

   graniform

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Etymology

Origin of grani-

< Latin, combining form of grānum; akin to corn ¹

Example Sentences

That same year, he launched Grani, a weekly opposition newspaper that published articles by muckraking journalists, among them Georgiy Gongadze, a harsh critic of Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine’s second post-Soviet leader, who was seen as corrupt.

From The New Yorker

Anyone unimpressed by the generation of smartphones on offer could be enticed by the prospect of winning a hoverboard, the Grani news site adds.

From BBC

In 2017 a new guide, 50 Top Pizza, named Pepe In Grani the best pizzeria in Italy.

From The Guardian

With influence reaching into Pizzeria Mozza, Pizzana, Sotto and Cosa Buona among other places, Franco Pepe, of Caiazzo’s Pepe in Grani, has become almost the patron saint of highbrow pizza in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

Now its compiler, Daniel Young, has revealed the restaurant that received the most nominations from the guide’s 1,077 contributors: Pepe in Grani, Caiazzo, Campania.

From The Guardian