grapat

From grapa (“claw”) +‎ -at.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾəˈpat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ɡɾaˈpat]
• Rhymes: -at

grapat m (plural grapats)

1. handful (the amount that a hand will contain)
2. handful (small quantity)
   • 2019, Irene Solà, Canto jo i la muntanya balla, Barcelona: Anagrama, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16:

     Hi havia deixat dues vaques, un grapat de porcs i de gallines i un gos i dos gats desarrelats, una dona i dues criatures i un vell.

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3. (figurative) a lot (large amount)

• a grapats

grapat (feminine grapada, masculine plural grapats, feminine plural grapades)

1. past participle of grapar

• “grapat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.