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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 19th century. From roñar + -ón.
Pronunciation
Adjective
roñón (feminine roñona, masculine plural roñóns, feminine plural roñonas)
- grumpy
- Synonyms: fungón, rosmón
1884, O tío Marcos da Portela, II, 15:E volta e dálle coas cousas tristes. Nin que m'atentara o demo pra me disfrazar de vello roñón, sendo como son tan churrusqueiro- Here we go again with the sad things. As if the devil tempted me to disguise as a grumpy old man, when I'm such a charm.
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “roñón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “roñón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “roñón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN