ronya

See also: Ronya

Catalan

Alternative forms

• runya

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ronea, variant of Latin arānea (“spiderweb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈro.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈro.ɲa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ro‧nya

Noun

ronya f (plural ronyes)

1. dirt
2. (pathology) scabies, mange

   Synonym: sarna

3. (botany) scab

   Synonym: clivellat

Derived terms

• ronyós

Related terms

• aranya

Further reading

• “ronya” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ronya”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007