engrunes

In a sentence

• Les engrunes del pa han caigut a terra.

  The breadcrumbs have fallen to the floor.

  Here, 'engrunes' refers to small fragments or crumbs, specifically of bread, which align with its literal meaning in Catalan.

• Després de la tempesta només han quedat engrunes de la casa.

  After the storm, only remnants of the house were left.

  In this context, 'engrunes' metaphorically suggests small remaining pieces or fragments of something that was once whole.

• Sempre m'ha agradat recollir les engrunes d'història perduda.

  I have always liked collecting bits of lost history.

  Here, 'engrunes' expresses figurative usage, implying small pieces or bits, in this case referring to fragments of history or information.