grampo

See also: grampó

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin, from English grampus, ultimately from Latin crassius (“fat”) + piscis (“fish”).

Noun

grampo m (plural grampi)

kind of grey dolphin (Grampus griseus)

Portuguese

Etymology

From grampa, from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”). See also cãibra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɐ̃.pu/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃pu
Hyphenation: gram‧po

Noun

grampo m (plural grampos)

(nautical) clamp
(Brazil) clip, staple, holdfast (U-shaped)
Synonym: (Portugal) agrafo
(slang) bug (electronic listening device)
(Brazil, slang) handcuff
(Brazil) hairpin

Synonyms

(clamp): grampa
(hairpin, Portugal): gancho

Derived terms

grampear

Further reading

“grampo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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