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Where does “grelo” come from?

grelo (Spanish) comes from Galician grelo, from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος — kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

grelo (Spanish): turnip greens

Definitions

  1. turnip greens

Ancestry of “grelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciangreloshoot, sprout; pre-flowering Brassica rapa ...
2Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
3Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...
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