rengo

See also: rengō

Galician

Alternative forms

  • renco

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną (to twist). Compare Catalan ranc, English wrench, and Spanish renquear.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛŋɡo̝/

Adjective

rengo (feminine renga, masculine plural rengos, feminine plural rengas)

  1. lame
    Synonym: coxo

Noun

rengo m (plural rengos)

  1. couch grass (Elymus repens)
  2. piglet
    Synonyms: bácoro, larego

Derived terms

  • rangallo
  • rangallar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “renco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 連合 (れんごう, rengō, union, alliance, combination), from (れん, ren, take along, lead, join, connect) + (ごう, gō, fit, suit, join).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ren.ɡo/
  • Hyphenation: ren‧go

Noun

rengo (uncountable)

  1. trade union

Japanese

Romanization

rengo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of れんご

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • renco

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rēnicus, from Latin rēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrenɡo/ [ˈrẽŋ.ɡo]
  • Rhymes: -enɡo
  • Syllabification: ren‧go

Adjective

rengo (feminine renga, masculine plural rengos, feminine plural rengas)

  1. lame

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