flonjo
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Spanish flojo, in which case the additional /n/ may have been taken from esponja (“sponge”). First attested in 1803.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
flonjo (feminine flonja, masculine plural flonjos, feminine plural flonges)
References edit
- “flonjo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “flonjo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “flonjo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.