rognon
English
Noun
rognon (plural rognons)
- A nunatak rounded by glacial erosion.
French
Etymology
From Middle French rognon, roignon, from Old French roignon, rognon, from Vulgar Latin *rēniō, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”). Cognate with Norman rignon, Spanish riñón, Occitan renhon. See also French rein and -on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɔ.ɲɔ̃/
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Noun
rognon m (plural rognons)
- (cooking) kidney
Derived terms
- rognon blanc
Related terms
- rein
Further reading
- “rognon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
Compare Italian rognone, French rognon. Derived (possibly indirectly) from a Vulgar Latin *rēniō, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”).
Noun
rognon m (plural rognons)
- kidney