# roncar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan roncar, from Latin rhonchāre, a verb based on rhonchus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos, “snoring”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ruŋˈka]
* IPA: (Balearic) [roŋˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [roŋˈkaɾ]

### Verb

roncar (first-person singular present ronco, first-person singular preterite ronquí, past participle roncat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
* to snore
* to purr
    Synonym: ronronejar

#### Derived terms

* ronc
* roncadell
* roncadera
* roncadissa
* roncador
* roncor

### References

* “roncar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “roncar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin rhonchāre, from rhonchus, from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos, “snoring”).

### Verb

roncar (first-person singular present ronco, first-person singular preterite ronquei, past participle roncado)
* to snore
* to roar
    Synonym: bruar
* to grunt
    Synonyms: gruñir, roñar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* ronco
* roncón

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rronco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rronco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “roncar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “roncar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “roncar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “roncar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “roncar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan roncar, from Latin rhonchāre, a verb based on rhonchus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos, “snoring”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

roncar (Languedoc, Limousin)
* to snore
    Synonym: ronflar

### Further reading

* Yves Lavalade, Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord, Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, 2010, →ISBN; page 500
* Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 572.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese roncar, from Latin rhonchāre, from rhonchus, from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos, “snoring”), of imitative origin.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁõˈka(ʁ)/ [hõˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁõˈka(ʁ)/ [hõˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁõˈka(ɾ)/ [hõˈka(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁõˈka(ʁ)/ [χõˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁõˈka(ɻ)/ [hõˈka(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁõˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁõˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁõˈka.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: ron‧car

### Verb

roncar (first-person singular present ronco, first-person singular preterite ronquei, past participle roncado)
* to snore (to breathe during sleep with harsh noises)
    Synonym: ressonar
* to make harsh noises (such as the sound of a car’s engine)
* to rumble (to make a low pitched noise)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* ronca
* roncada
* roncador
* roncadouro
* roncadura
* roncante
* roncão
* roncaria
* ronco

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish roncar, inherited from Latin rhonchāre, a verb based on rhonchus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos, “snoring”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ronˈkaɾ/ [rõŋˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ron‧car

### Verb

roncar (first-person singular present ronco, first-person singular preterite ronqué, past participle roncado)
* to snore

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Related terms

* ronca
* roncador
* roncamente
* ronco
* ronquido
* ronquío

### Further reading

* “roncar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10