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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan renyó~ronyó, from Vulgar Latin *rōniōnem~*rēniōnem, derived from Latin rēn, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“an internal part of the body”). Compare Aragonese rinyón, Occitan renhon, ronhon; French rognon, Spanish riñón.
Pronunciation
Noun
ronyó m (plural ronyons)
- kidney
- (figurative) heart, centre
Derived terms
References
- “ronyó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.