greña

See also: grena and grená

Spanish

Etymology

Back-formation from Old Spanish greñon, from Medieval Latin grenniōnem, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grendo- (“mustache, beard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰren- (“facial hair”). Compare Middle Irish grend, Irish greann.

Noun

greña f (plural greñas)

1. tangled mess of hair
2. entanglement

Derived terms

• a la greña
• agarrarse de las greñas
• andar a la greña

 

Further reading

• “greña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16