Spanish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *carōnia. First attested in 1601, and on that basis - considering as well as the lack of an outcome like *carrueña - probably borrowed from Italian carogna.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈroɲa/ [kaˈro.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -oɲa
  • Syllabification: ca‧rro‧ña

Noun

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carroña f (plural carroñas)

  1. carrion
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Adjective

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carroña f

  1. feminine singular of carroño

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “carroña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 898

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