Maschile

riñón

(Inglese)

  1. (masculine) kidney
  2. (masculine) kidney ore, hematite
  3. (colloquial, masculine) an arm and a leg

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
ri‧ñón
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/riˈɲon/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”). Cognate with Italian rognone and French rognon. Compare the more archaic word rene.

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