charogne

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *carōnia or *carōnea, derived from Latin carō (“meat, flesh”). Compare Italian carogna. See also chair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.ʁɔɲ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

charogne f (plural charognes)

1. carrion
2. (slang, derogatory) asshole, bastard

Derived terms

• charognard

Related terms

• chair

Further reading

• “charogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.