riñón

See also: riñon, Riñón, Riñon, and rin-ọn

Aragonese

Noun

riñón m (plural riñons)

1. alternative spelling of rinyón (“kidney”)

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “riñón”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Noun

riñón m (plural riñones)

1. alternative form of reñón

Further reading

• “riñón (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “reñón (noun)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”). Cognate with Italian rognone and French rognon. Compare the more archaic word rene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈɲon/ [riˈɲõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ri‧ñón

Noun

riñón m (plural riñones)

1. kidney
2. kidney ore, hematite
3. (colloquial) an arm and a leg

   Esto cuesta un riñón

   This costs an arm and a leg

Derived terms

• arriñonado

Related terms

• derrengar
• rene

Further reading

• “riñón”, 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