This is the 10702nd most frequent Portuguese word.
grão
"Grão" means "grain" or "seed" in English.
In this sentence, 'grãos' refers to the individual units (beans) of coffee, highlighting its use to mean small particles or seeds in a collective context.
Comprei um saco de grãos de café.
I bought a bag of coffee beans.
Here, 'grão' is used to denote a single seed of corn, showing the word's singular application to seeds.
O grão de milho caiu no chão.
The grain of corn fell to the ground.
In this instance, 'grão' is applied to describe a coarse or granular texture, thus expanding its usage metaphorically to visual or tactile patterns.