Grape

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹeɪp/
• Rhymes: -eɪp

Origin

From Middle English grape, from Old French grape, grappe, crape ("cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes"), from graper, craper ("to pick grapes", literally to hook), of origin, from Old Low Frankish *krappō ("hook"), from Proto-Germanic *krappô ("hook"), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- ("hook"), *gremb- ("crooked, uneven"), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- ("to turn, bend, twist"). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe ("hook"), Old High German krapfo ("hook") (German Krapfe). More at cramp.

Full definition of grape

Noun

1. (countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.
2. (countable) A woody vine that bears clusters of grapes; a grapevine.
3. (countable, uncountable) A dark purplish red colour, the colour of many grapes.
4. (uncountable) grapeshot.
5. A mangy tumour on a horse's leg.

Adjective

1. Containing grapes or having a grape flavor.
2. Of a dark purplish red colour.

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Anagrams

• gaper, pager, parge