No. 1,533 in Portuguese
grãos
Grãos: Grains or seeds.
In a sentence
Os grãos de café eram recém-torrados.
The coffee beans were freshly roasted.
The word 'grãos' refers to individual seed units, in this case, specifically coffee beans.
Plantei diferentes grãos na horta este ano.
I planted different grains in the garden this year.
Here, 'grãos' refers to various cereal crops seeds, emphasizing agricultural usage.
Grãos de areia eram espalhados pelo chão.
Grains of sand were scattered across the floor.
In this sentence, 'grãos' refers metaphorically to small granular particles, describing sand.
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