Grenade

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹəˈneɪd/
• Rhymes: -eɪd

Origin

Borrowing from fr grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate ("pomegranate"), ultimately from Latin pomum granatum ("seeded fruit"). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada.

Full definition of grenade

Noun

1. (obsolete) A pomegranate.
2. A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched from a grenade launcher.
3. (heraldiccharge) A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.

Hyponyms

• grenado
• hand grenade
• rocket-propelled grenade
• Mills bomb

Derived terms

• grenadier
• grenadine
• grenade launcher
• hand grenade
• grenadelike
• pineapple grenade
• potato-masher grenade
• rocket-propelled grenade

Related terms

• grenado

Anagrams

• angered, derange, en garde, enraged, grandee