Polyglot Dictionary

riñón

/riˈɲon/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
riñones

Meaning

  1. kidney

    • Le duele el riñón.

      His kidney hurts.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

rein

rein is the French word for the same thing — both mean "kidney."

Portuguese

rim

rim is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "kidney."

Practice

1 What does riñón mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le duele el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches riñón?

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