rognon

French

Etymology

From Middle French rognon, roignon, from Old French roignon, rognon, from Vulgar Latin *rēniō, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”). Cognate with Norman rignon, Spanish riñón, Occitan renhon. See also French rein and -on.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.ɲɔ̃/

Noun

rognon m (plural rognons)

(cooking) kidney

Derived terms

rognon blanc

Related terms

rein

Further reading

“rognon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Friulian

Etymology

Compare Italian rognone, French rognon. Derived (possibly indirectly) from a Vulgar Latin *rēniō, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”).

Noun

rognon m (plural rognons)

kidney

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