renoc

Catalan

Alternative forms

• renyoc

Etymology

From Old Catalan rana, from Latin rana (“frog”).

Adjective

renoc (feminine renoca, masculine plural renocs, feminine plural renoques)

1. puny, stunted
2. (figurative) (of men) old and unmarried

Noun

renoc m (plural renocs)

1. tadpole

   Synonym: capgròs

2. older unmarried man

   Synonyms: conco, fadrí vell

3. useless thing, piece of rubbish

   Synonym: rampoina

Noun

renoc m (plural renocs, feminine renoca, feminine plural renoques)

1. (dialectal) runt

Derived terms

• renocat
• renoquet

Further reading

• “renoc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025