Masculine
riñón
Meaning
- (masculine) kidney
- (masculine) kidney ore, hematite
- (colloquial, masculine) an arm and a leg
Concepts
brain as food
heart as food
kidney as food
liver as food
lung as food
stomach as food
tongue as food
Synonyms
Niere
rene
rein
rim
ronyó
nier
böbrek
ren
νεφρό
ren
كليةFrequency
Hyphenated as
ri‧ñón
Pronounced as (IPA)
/riˈɲon/
Etymology
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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