granada
granáda with stress marks
grenade
Usage Note
Granada comes from Spanish granada — originally meaning pomegranate, and by extension the explosive device thought to resemble one — and refers to a hand grenade in Filipino. It appears in military vocabulary, war history discussions, and news reports on armed conflict.
Examples
" Mapanganib ang granada. "
Natural Translation
A grenade is dangerous.
Literal Translation
Dangerous the grenade.
" Isang granada ang sumabog sa labas ng kampo. "
Natural Translation
A grenade exploded outside the camp.
Literal Translation
A grenade the exploded outside the camp.
" Nakahanap ang mga sundalo ng isang lumang granada na nakabaon sa lupa malapit sa dating kampo. "
Natural Translation
The soldiers found an old grenade buried in the ground near the former camp.
Literal Translation
Found the soldiers of one old grenade that buried in ground near at former camp.
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