Masculine

ronyó

Meaning

  1. (masculine) kidney
  2. (figuratively, masculine) heart, centre

Synonyms

renyó

Translations

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ruˈɲo]
Etymology

In summary

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 Aragonese rinyón, Occitan renhon, ronhon; French rognon, Spanish riñón.

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