carronya

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *carōnia. First attested in the 19th century, and on that basis, probably borrowed from Italian carogna.[1][2] Compare English carrion.

Pronunciation

Noun

carronya f (plural carronyes)

  1. carrion, carcasse

Derived terms

References

  1. carronya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  2. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “carroña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 898

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