ronyó

Catalan

Alternative forms

• rinyó

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan renyó~ronyó, from Vulgar Latin *rōniōnem~*rēniōnem, derived from Latin rēn, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“an internal part of the body”). Compare Occitan renhon, ronhon; French rognon, Spanish riñón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ruˈɲo]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [roˈɲo]

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• Rhymes: -o

Noun

ronyó m (plural ronyons)

1. kidney
2. (figurative) heart, centre

Derived terms

• ronyonada
• ronyonal
• ronyonera

 

Related terms

• renal

References

• “ronyó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.