engonal

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inguinālis, from inguen (“groin”).

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əŋ.ɡoˈnal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əŋ.ɡuˈnal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /eŋ.ɡoˈnal/

Noun

engonal m (plural engonals)

  1. groin, crotch
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 5, in La pell freda, La Campana:
      Vaig agafar el Remington i vaig pegar-li amb la culata, fins que un cop especialment cruel, a l'engonal, va fer que es caragolés com un cuc.
      I grabbed the Remington and hit her with the butt, until an especially cruel blow, in the groin, had her writhing like a worm.
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