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Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *carōnia, from Latin carō (“flesh, meat”). Compare French charogne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈroɲ.ɲa/
- Rhymes: -oɲɲa
- Hyphenation: ca‧ró‧gna
Noun
carogna f (plural carogne)
- carrion (dead animal flesh)
- (by extension) swine (vile person)
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Descendants
Further reading
- carogna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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