grial
/ɡɾjal/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the word for grail is grial.
The term refers to the cup or vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
Which one should you use?
While grial is the standard term, you may encounter Santo Grial or Cáliz sagrado in specific contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾjal/
Did you know?
- The Spanish term grial shares a linguistic ancestor with the English word 'crater' in the sense of a wide bowl, stemming from the Ancient Greek krātḗr.
- The word grial is a loanword from Old French graal, reflecting how the Arthurian legends spread through France into the Iberian Peninsula.
- In some Spanish occult or esoteric traditions, the grial is not viewed as a physical cup but as a symbol for the human soul or feminine energy.
Examples in context
- Los bandidos robaron el Santo Grial.The bandits stole the Holy Grail.This sentence is useful for seeing how to describe the theft of the grial.Tatoeba #1262686 by Shishir, translation #799646 by FeuDRenais2
- Mucha gente dice que el Santo Grial es sólo una leyenda.Many people say that the Holy Grail is just a legend.This sentence is useful for discussing the legendary status of the grial.Tatoeba #990127 by Shishir, translation #13269755 by araneo
- Cristóbal Colón una vez encontró el Santo Grial, pero lo tiró porque no le gustaba el color.Christopher Columbus once found the Holy Grail but threw it out because he didn't like the color.This sentence is a humorous way to use the word grial in a story.Tatoeba #805517 by Shishir, translation #799641 by FeuDRenais2
- La búsqueda del Santo GrialThe quest for the Holy Grail
- La leyenda habla de un cáliz sagrado mágicoLegend speaks of a magical grail
- La búsqueda del Santo Grial ha sido tema de múltiples leyendas.The quest for the Holy Grail has been the subject of multiple legends.
- El arqueólogo estaba obsesionado con encontrar un cáliz sagrado en las ruinas.The archaeologist was obsessed with finding a holy grail in the ruins.
Example conversation
A museum about medieval legends.
- María¿Ese cáliz es el grial?Is that chalice the grail?
- DanielNo, es solo una réplica del grial.No, it is just a replica of the grail.
- María¡Qué lástima, Daniel!What a pity, Daniel!
- DanielEl grial real no está aquí.The real grail is not here.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries grial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
