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 m (feminine singular 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. Pascual (1983–1991), “renco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rengo (first-person possessive rengoku, second-person possessive rengomu, third-person possessive rengonya)

  1. trade union.

Japanese

Romanization

rengo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of れんご

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • renco

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. lame

Further reading

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