carogna

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *carōnia, from Latin carō (“flesh, meat”). Compare French charogne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈroɲ.ɲa/
Rhymes: -oɲɲa
Hyphenation: ca‧ró‧gna

Noun

carogna f (plural carogne)

carrion (dead animal flesh)
(by extension) swine (vile person)

Derived terms

carognata

Related terms

carne

Descendants

→ Catalan: carronya
→ Spanish: carroña
→? Sicilian: carogna

Further reading

carogna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

cagnaro

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