gram A2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈɡɹæm/ See IPA manual Freq #12416 Meanings 1 noun A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram (symbol: g). This recipe needs 200 grams of flour. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a metric unit of mass equal... g Word family Forms grams Common collocations gram equivalent Noun + noun Etymology AI details From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao. gram Portuguese grānum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gram **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹæm/ **Frequency rank:** 12416 ## Meanings 1. A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram (symbol: g). ## Examples - This recipe needs 200 grams of flour. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gram - Root: grānum ## Etymology From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao. ## AI Etymology Gram comes from obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao. In current use, the main sense is “A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram (symbol: g)”. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown