ponzoña

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ponˈθoɲa/ [põn̟ˈθo.ɲa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ponˈsoɲa/ [põnˈso.ɲa]
  • 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 pōtiō; compare Portuguese peçonha. Cf. also French poison.

Noun

ponzoña f (plural ponzoñas)

  1. poison
    Synonym: veneno
  2. venom
Derived terms

Verb

ponzoña

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

Further reading

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