Greña (en. Mop)

ɡɾeˈɲa

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Part of the hair that is curled or entangled.

Her curl looked shiny under the sun.

Su greña lucía brillante bajo el sol.

Tangled hair or in the shape of a corkscrew.

He had a curl that he couldn't untangle.

Tenía una greña que no podía desenredar.

Any group of hairs that are gathered in this way.

While combing, he discovered a curl behind his ear.

Al peinarse, descubrió una greña detrás de la oreja.

From Latin 'creāna' which refers to a shadow or something that is coiled.

to have a curl

To be in a disordered state, especially in reference to hair.

tener una greña

to unravel the curl

To make tangled hair or strands straight or organized again.

desenredar la greña

curl

Curvature or spiral shape that hair can have.

rizo

hair

Set of hairs that grow on the heads of humans.

cabello

hairstyle

Configuration or style given to the hair.

peinado

Disordered hair, unstyled.

That curl you have looks very wild.

Esa greña que tienes se ve muy salvaje.

Expression to refer to someone with very curly hair.

Look at that curl, it looks like it came out of an 80s movie.

Mira esa greña, parece que salió de una película de los 80.