Masculine

rim

  1. (masculine) kidney
  2. (in-plural, masculine) small of the back
  3. (Portugal, masculine) A type of pastry shaped like a kidney.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁĩ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rin, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic *hrēn, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“an internal part of the body”).

brain as food

heart as food

kidney as food

liver as food

lung as food

renal function

stomach as food

tongue as food

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