ponzoña

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponˈθoɲa/ [põn̟ˈθo.ɲa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ponˈsoɲa/ [põnˈso.ɲa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oɲa
• Syllabification: pon‧zo‧ña

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ponzoñar, from Vulgar Latin *pōntiōnāre (“to poison”), alteration of Latin pōtiōnāre, from pōtiō. Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *pōtiōnea, from Latin pōtiō, and a doublet of pozón; compare Portuguese peçonha. Cf. also French poison.

Noun

ponzoña f (plural ponzoñas)

1. poison; venom

   Synonyms: veneno, tósigo

Derived terms

• emponzoñar
• ponzoñoso

Etymology 2

Verb

ponzoña

1. inflection of ponzoñar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ponzoña”, 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