charogne

See also: fromajo

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

  • charounye, charonye, tsaroutha

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *carōnia.

Noun

charogne f (ORB)

  1. carrion

References

  • charogne in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • charogne in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French charogne, from Vulgar Latin *carōnia, from Latin carō (meat, flesh). Compare Italian carogna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁɔɲ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲ

Noun

charogne f (plural charognes)

  1. carrion
    Synonym: cadavre
    • 1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Une charogne”, in Les Fleurs du mal [The Flowers of Evil], Paris: Poulet-Malassis et De Broise:
      Rappelez-vous l’objet que nous vîmes, mon âme, / Ce beau matin d’été si doux : / Au détour d’un sentier une charogne infâme / Sur un lit semé de cailloux,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (derogatory) asshole, bastard
    Synonym: salaud

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *carōnia

Noun

charogne oblique singular, f (oblique plural charognes, nominative singular charogne, nominative plural charognes)

  1. carrion

Descendants

  • Angevin: charogne
  • Anglo-Norman: carogne
  • Bourbonnais-Berrichon: chareugne
  • Franc-Comtois: charogne
  • French: charogne
  • Gallo: charingne
  • Lorrain: chèragne, chèrogne, charoune, chorôn, tchéréye
  • Norman: carogne, quéroigne
  • Picard: carogne, carone
  • Poitevin-Saintongeais: charogne
  • Walloon: tcharogne
  • Middle English: caroigne

References

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