Grande
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A grande cup of coffee. US
"As she went to work the only concern prominent in her mind was a strong desire for a couple of grandes from Starbucks."
- 2 Alternative form of grandee. alt-of, alternative
"Console yourself with the practical philosophy of our countryman, Private Curtis, who was the picture of a Spanish Grande of the first class, and whom I once heard after a Lenten dinner extemporize with great good-humour this Leonine distich:—“Quod deficit in ferculis / Supplebitur in poculis!”"
- 1 Of a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16 ounces (~ 455 ml). US, not-comparable
- 2 Alternative form of grand. alt-of, alternative
"Almost symbolically, Lopahin still plays the peasant and Lyubov the grande mistress."
- 1 A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. countable, uncountable
- 2 A surname from the Romance languages. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Serra Negra do Norte is a town in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian grande. Doublet of grand and grandee.
From Spanish grande. Doublet of grand.
From French grande, feminine of grand.
Borrowed from Romance (either Spanish Grande or Italian Grande).
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