riñón
التعريفات والمعاني
== Aragonese ==
=== Noun ===
riñón m (plural riñons)
alternative spelling of rinyón (“kidney”)
=== References ===
Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “riñón”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
== Asturian ==
=== Noun ===
riñón m (plural riñones)
alternative form of reñón
=== Further reading ===
“riñón (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “reñón (noun)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”). Cognate with Italian rognone and French rognon. Compare the more archaic word rene.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /riˈɲon/ [riˈɲõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ri‧ñón
=== Noun ===
riñón m (plural riñones)
kidney
kidney ore, hematite
(colloquial) an arm and a leg
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=== Further reading ===
“riñón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025