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Added 9 October 2026

grenade

/ɡɹəˈneɪd/ noun

Latin root: pōmum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about grenade at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile.

Origin

Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pōmum (“apple”) + grānātum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet.

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