renoi
Catalan
Etymology
From renom.
Pronunciation
Interjection
renoi
- used to express admiration or surprise
Further reading
- “renoi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “renoi”, 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
- “renoi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “renoi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
French
Etymology
Verlan form of noir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.nwa/
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Noun
renoi m (plural renois)
- (Verlan) a black person
- 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:
- Tu parles, comme si j'avais envie de ramener les merdes H&M chez moi… Là-dessus, le gros renoi et lui se comprennent.
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