carogna

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *carōnia or *carōnea, from Latin carō (“flesh, meat”). Compare French charogne.

Noun

carogna f (plural carogne)

  1. (saprophagy) carrion
  2. swine (vile person)

Descendants

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