granate
/ɡɾaˈnate/masculine
The Spanish word for garnet is granate.
Meaning: mineral (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
granate is a masculine noun. The plural form is granates.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾaˈnate/
Did you know?
- The word granada can mean a pomegranate or a hand grenade, as the weapon was originally designed to look like the fruit.
- In Spanish, the word for a pomegranate is granada, which shares the same root as granate because of the fruit's seed-like appearance.
- Granate was borrowed from Occitan, a language spoken in parts of Southern France and Northern Spain, before entering the Spanish lexicon.
Examples in context
- El granate es una piedra preciosa.Garnet is a precious stone.
- Me gustaría comprar unos pendientes de granates.I would like to buy some garnet earrings.
- El granate es la piedra de nacimiento de enero.Garnet is the birthstone for January.
- Ana tiene un anillo de granate muy hermoso.Ana has a very beautiful garnet ring.
- Los granates se utilizan en la fabricación de joyería fina.Garnets are used in the production of fine jewelry.
- El granate es de color rojo intenso.The garnet is an intense red color.
- Encontré un granate en la montaña.I found a garnet in the mountain.
- Este anillo tiene un granate muy bonito.This ring has a very beautiful garnet.
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are looking at a collection of gemstones in a museum.
- Elena¿Qué es esa piedra roja?What is that red stone?
- AlejandroEs un granate, Elena.It is a garnet, Elena.
- ElenaEs muy brillante.It is very shiny.
- AlejandroSí, es un granate precioso.Yes, it is a precious garnet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “garnet” translations and entries granate, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries granate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
