ronco

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See also: roncó

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

ronco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roncar

Galician

Verb

ronco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roncar

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhonchus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈron.ko/
  • Rhymes: -onko
  • Hyphenation: rón‧co

Noun

ronco m (plural ronchi)

  1. (medicine) rhonchus

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

roncō

  1. dative/ablative singular of roncus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Latin rhoncus, from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos).

Noun

ronco m (plural roncos)

  1. snore (noise produced by snoring)
  2. rumble (low, heavy, continuous sound)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ronco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roncar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈronko/
  • Rhymes: -onko
  • Syllabification: ron‧co

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish ronco, from Latin raucus (hoarse), influenced by roncar.[1] Cognate of Galician rouco, Portuguese rouco. Doublet of the borrowed rauco.

Noun

ronco m (plural roncos)

  1. oink, growl, bark, snarl

Adjective

ronco (feminine ronca, masculine plural roncos, feminine plural roncas)

  1. hoarse, croaky
    Synonym: rauco
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ronco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roncar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “roncar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 63

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