roña

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rona"

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin aerūgō, aerūginem (“rust”), from aes, aeris (“bronze”) +‎ -ūgō (forms nouns denoting superficial coatings). Or maybe linked to a Vulgar Latin *ronea or *aronea, from Latin arānea (“spiderweb”) (perhaps with influence from another word, such as rōbīgō (“rust”), rubea (“reddish”), or rōdō (“gnaw”)); cf. araña.

Noun

roña f (plural roñes)

1. grime, dirt
2. rust

Derived terms

• roñosu

Further reading

• “roña”, 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
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “roña”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Verb

roña

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin aerūginem (“rust”), from aes, aeris (“bronze”) +‎ -ūgō (forms nouns denoting superficial coatings). Or maybe linked to a Vulgar Latin *ronea or *aronea, from Latin arānea (“spiderweb”) (perhaps with influence from another word, such as rōbīgō (“rust”), rubea (“reddish”), or rōdō (“gnaw”)), and thus would be a doublet of araña. Compare Portuguese ronha, Galician raña, Catalan ronya, French rogne, Italian rogna, Sicilian rugna; cf. also Romanian râie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroɲa/ [ˈro.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -oɲa
• Syllabification: ro‧ña

Noun

roña f (plural roñas)

1. dirt; grime
2. rust

   Synonyms: herrumbre, orín

3. meanness

   Synonym: tacañería

4. mange (disease)
5. grudge (against someone)

   Synonym: ojeriza

6. trick

   Synonym: truco

Derived terms

• roñoso

Noun

roña m or f by sense (plural roñas)

1. mean person; grouch

Further reading

• “roña”, 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