flonjo
Catalan
Etymology
Probably from Spanish flojo, in which case the additional /n/ may have been taken from esponja (“sponge”). First attested in 1803.
Pronunciation
Adjective
flonjo (feminine flonja, masculine plural flonjos, feminine plural flonges)
Derived terms
- flongesa
- flonjall
- flonjor
References
- “flonjo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “flonjo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Further reading
- “flonjo”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007