carogna
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