grugrú

grugrú
medm. (ȗ) posnema glas goloba, grlice: grugru, grugru, se oglaša golob

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  • grugru — [gro͞o′gro͞o΄] n. [Sp grugrú, prob. < Carib name] 1. a West Indian palm tree (Acrocomia sclerocarpa) with spiny trunk and leaves and edible nuts 2. the large, wormlike, edible larva of a genus (Rhynchophorus) of weevils infesting this palm …   English World dictionary

  • grugru — s. m. Voz do peru. = GLUGLU   ‣ Etimologia: origem onomatopaica   ♦ Grafia no Brasil: gru gru …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • grugru — /ˈgrugru/ (say groohgrooh) noun any of several spiny palms of tropical America, especially Acrocomia sclerocarpa. {American Spanish} …  

  • grugru — noun tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts • Syn: ↑gri gri, ↑grugru palm, ↑macamba, ↑Acrocomia aculeata • Hypernyms: ↑feather palm • Part Meronyms: ↑g …   Useful english dictionary

  • grugru — /grooh grooh/, n. 1. any of several spiny trunked, tropical feather palms, as Acrocomia totai, of tropical America, having a swollen trunk with rings of blackish spines. 2. Also called grugru grub, grugru worm. the larva of any of several South… …   Universalium

  • Grugru palm — Gru gru palm (Bot.) A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See {Macaw tree}, under {Macaw}. [Written also {grigri palm}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grugru worm — Gru gru worm (Zo[ o]l.) The larva or grub of a large South American beetle ({Calandra palmarum}), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grugru palm — noun tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts • Syn: ↑grugru, ↑gri gri, ↑macamba, ↑Acrocomia aculeata • Hypernyms: ↑feather palm • Part Meronyms: ↑grugru nut …   Useful english dictionary

  • grugru nut — noun nut of Brazilian or West Indian palms • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • Part Holonyms: ↑grugru, ↑gri gri, ↑grugru palm, ↑macamba, ↑Acrocomia aculeata …   Useful english dictionary

  • grugru palm — Macaw Ma*caw , n. [From the native name in the Antilles.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any parrot of the genus {Ara}, {Sittace}, or {Macrocercus}. About eighteen species are known, all of them found in Central and South America. They are large and have a very long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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