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Etymology
Inherited from Latin inguinālis, from inguen (“groin”). Doublet of inguinal, a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
engonal m (plural engonals)
- 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.
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