engonal

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin inguinālis, from inguen (“groin”). Doublet of inguinal, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡuˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡoˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡoˈnal]

Noun

engonal m (plural engonals)

1. groin, crotch
   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 5, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     Vaig agafar el Remington i vaig pegar-li amb la culata, fins que un cop especialment cruel, a l'engonal, va fer que es caragolés com un cuc.

     I grabbed the Remington and hit her with the butt, until an especially cruel blow, in the groin, had her writhing like a worm.

Related terms

• inguinal

Further reading

• “engonal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.