carogna

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈroɲ.ɲa/
• Rhymes: -oɲɲa
• Hyphenation: ca‧ró‧gna

Noun

carogna f (plural carogne)

1. carrion (dead animal flesh)
2. (by extension) swine (vile person)

Derived terms

• carognata
• carognetta

Related terms

• carne

Descendants

• → Catalan: carronya
• → Spanish: carroña
• →? Sicilian: carogna

Further reading

• “carogna”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• cagnaro