ronyon

R1O1N1Y4O1N1
/ˈɹʌnjən/

noun

A mangy or scabby creature.

OriginFrench rogne →
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Meanings

nounronyon (plural ronyons)

plural ronyons · alternative ronion

  1. obsoleteA mangy or scabby creature.

    'Aroynt thee, witch!', the rump-fed ronyon cries.

    c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]

Origin

  1. Frenchrogne“scab, mange”
  2. Englishronyon

From French rogne (“scab, mange”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ronyon

onionBunyanbuniontrunniongrunion
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Anagrams

Roynon
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APA

ronyon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ronyon

MLA

“ronyon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ronyon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ronyon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ronyon.

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