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ronyon

/ˈɹʌnjən/

ronyon noun: a mangy or scabby creature.

Noun

ronyon (plural ronyons)

  1. (obsolete) A mangy or scabby creature.
    • 'Aroynt thee, witch!', the rump-fed ronyon cries.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of ronyon

pluralronyons
alternative formronion

Origin of ronyon

From French rogne (“scab, mange”).

Words that rhyme with ronyon

Questions about ronyon

What does ronyon mean?
Ronyon means a mangy or scabby creature.
What part of speech is ronyon?
Ronyon is a noun.
How do you pronounce ronyon?
Ronyon is pronounced /ˈɹʌnjən/.
What is the plural of ronyon?
The plural of ronyon is ronyons.

Words near ronyon in the dictionary

  1. rontograms
  2. rontosecond
  3. rontoseconds
  4. ronts
  5. Ronya
  6. ronyon
  7. ronyons
  8. RONZ
  9. roo
  10. roo bar
  11. roo bars

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