carronya
Catalan
Etymology
Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *carōnia. First attested in the nineteenth century, and on that basis, probably borrowed from Italian carogna.[1][2] Compare English carrion.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kəˈro.ɲə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaˈro.ɲa/
Noun
carronya f (plural carronyes)
- carrion, carcasse
Derived terms
- carronyaire
References
- “carronya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “carroña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 898
Further reading
- “carronya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “carronya” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “carronya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.