égrainer

Senses

1. 1.

   to shell; to remove grains from

   to separate seeds or grains from a pod, ear, or cluster

2. 2.

   to strip of grains

   to remove kernels or berries one by one

Examples

• "Elle égrène les grains de raisin pour faire du jus."

  She removes the grapes from the bunch to make juice.

• "Égrainer un épi de maïs est une tâche simple."

  Shelling an ear of corn is a simple task.

• "Les enfants s'amusaient à égrainer les gousses de pois."

  The children were having fun shelling pea pods.

Usage

This is a regular -er verb commonly used in culinary and agricultural contexts. The spelling variant 'égrener' (without the 'ai') is more frequent in modern French and often preferred. Both forms are correct, but égrener is more standard.