ponzoña
Spanish
Etymology
Deverbal from ponzoñar, from Vulgar Latin *pōntiōnāre (“to poison”), alteration of Latin pōtiōnāre, present active infinitive of pōtiōnō, from pōtiō. Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *pōtiōnea, from pōtiō; compare Portuguese peçonha. Cf. also French poison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ponˈθoɲa/ [põn̟ˈθo.ɲa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ponˈsoɲa/ [põnˈso.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -oɲa
- Syllabification: pon‧zo‧ña
Noun
ponzoña f (plural ponzoñas)
- poison
- Synonym: veneno
- venom
Derived terms
- ponzoñoso
- emponzoñar
Verb
ponzoña
- inflection of ponzoñar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “ponzoña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014