Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

carogna f (plural carogne)

  1. carrion (dead animal flesh)
  2. (by extension) swine (vile person)

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Descendants edit

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

Further reading edit

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

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